1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

Our constitutional system depends on an active, engaged Congress that upholds its role as a co-equal branch of government. Oversight is not optional. It is not a courtesy extended by the executive branch, nor a partisan tactic to be deployed only when politically convenient. It is a core constitutional duty. When Congress fails to exercise oversight, it does not merely weaken accountability. It weakens itself. Recent events have raised serious concerns about whether Congress is allowing this erosion of balance to continue unchecked. Laws have been passed. Deadlines have been established. Oversight authority has been clearly granted. Yet compliance has been partial, delayed, or nonexistent—without meaningful enforcement. Congress possesses powerful tools to defend its institutional authority: hearings, subpoenas, inherent contempt, appropriations leverage, and the enforcement of war powers. These tools exist for moments precisely like this. Choosing not to use them is not neutrality—it is acquiescence. History will not judge Congress by the strength of its statements, but by whether it acted when the balance of power was tested. The American people do not expect perfection. They do expect Congress to do its job. Reassert your authority. Enforce the law. Uphold the Constitution you swore to defend.