Rep. Waxman, Democratic Leader Pelosi, and other senior Democrats request that GAO Comptroller General David M. Walker immediately establish a team of experienced auditors and investigators to monitor in real time the contracts and spending for the recovery, relief, and reconstruction of the Gulf Coast. To avoid the waste, fraud, and abuse that have plagued Iraq reconstruction and homeland security spending, the Members have proposed an independent anti-fraud commission and requested that GAO report evidence of wasteful spending, abuse, and poor contract management as it occurs so that Congress can intervene.