http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/18/international/middleeast/18IRAQ.html
Congress Presses on Iraq Plan
By JAMES DAO
WASHINGTON, July 17 —
Concerned that the United States is rushing headlong toward a full-scale military confrontation with Iraq, many Congressional Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are urging the Bush administration to provide a public accounting of its plans.
The Democratic-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to hold hearings on Iraq before leaving for the summer recess in early August, and the Republican-controlled House International Relations Committee intends to do the same in late August or September, Congressional officials said today.