UNLESS the Senate is prepared to pursue the passport controversy to full resolution, we submit that the Pimentel-led inquiry will be a terrible waste of taxpayers’ money. It will miss the opportunity to unravel the truth.

A congressional inquiry is an expensive and time-consuming process. It has subpoena powers, and it can compel individuals, both high and low, to give testimony and submit themselves to questioning by the Senate.

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