At todays hearing...
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"Halliburton is gouging the taxpayer," charged Representative Henry A. Waxman of California, the senior Democrat on the committee, while the committee chairman, Tom Davis, Republican of Virginia, accused the Democrats of mounting a "witch hunt" intended to embarrass Vice President Dick Cheney before the elections. Mr. Cheney headed the Houston-based oil services and construction company in the 1990's.
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With Democrats continuing to raise questions about Mr. Cheney's past involvement with Halliburton, party members on the committee also proposed issuing a subpoena to the White House, seeking records of contacts between the vice president's office and the Pentagon. The proposal was defeated as members voted strictly on party lines.http://nytimes.com/2004/07/23/politics/23halli.htmlIf it's such a partisan accusation, why did the *bi-partisan* GAO, in their report, blame "the Pentagon and Halliburton for poor management practices"? And why are 3 ex-employees telling tales wanton excess? And why is H now denying that they overcharged for meals when they already gave the money back?