That&#x27;s not the correct analogy.  The House has oversight to be sure money is not wasted, but not to monitor all dialogue between scientists.<p>For a summary of what&#x27;s going on, better than I can do here, see this letter from another member of the House science committee:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;democrats.science.house.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;democrats.science.house.gov&#x2F;files&#x2F;Ranking%20Member%20Johnson%20Letter%20to%20Chairman%20Smith%20on%20NOAA%20Subpoena.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;democrats.science.house.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;democrats.science.h...</a>