A transmission problem can lead to an expensive repair. ( Photo by @Thinkstock) Transmission problems can be expensive. If you drive a car with an automatic transmission, you may have thought about what would happen if the transmission started to fail.
The Legislative branch, commonly known as Congress, which comprises the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, oversees the Library of Congress.
While the Joint Committees on Printing and the Library have nominal responsibility for oversight of the Government Publishing Office and the Library of Congress, respectively, the committees are essentially defunct and oversight takes place within the majority party leadership of each chamber.