I previously wrote to you on January 9, 2006, regarding 
    CRS's work on certain intelligence matters. Specifically, 
    I expressed concern that CRS should not speculate on 
    highly classified intelligence matters on which it could 
    be erroneously viewed by the public as an authoritative 
    source, and that its previous work was not conducted in a 
    thorough and objective fashion. Subsequently, CRS issued 
    another memorandum with similar problems. I ask for 
    immediate action on your part to ensure that CRS truly 
    provides "comprehensive and reliable" legislative 
    research that is "free of partisan or other bias."

    Once again, CRS has issued a memorandum on a highly 
    sensitive issue on which it had no firsthand knowledge of 
    the practices being followed by the Committee and the 
    President and ignored highly relevant legal authorities 
    and considerations.