Waco, Texas, Branch Davidian Crisis

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The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight ("the Committee") was created for the specific purpose of analyzing and evaluating the application and administration of federal laws. To fulfill its purpose, the Committee is authorized to investigate incidents in which the acts of federal agencies may indicate the violation of or need for federal legislation. The 1995 investigation of the Waco incident by the Committee was actually the second investigation of what happened in Texas. This investigation followed the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 persons.

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"Congressional Oversight in the Waco Incident
The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight ("the Committee") was created for the specific purpose of analyzing and evaluating the application and administration of federal laws. To fulfill its purpose, the Committee is authorized to investigate incidents in which the acts of federal agencies may indicate the violation of or need for federal legislation. The 1995 investigation of the Waco incident by the Committee was actually the second investigation of what happened in Texas. This investigation followed the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 persons.


The federal government's investigation of the bombing of the Murrah building in Oklahoma City focused the public's attention ..."

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