Leahy confirms Congress will 'carefully' press forward with Fort Hood probe

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Congress will in fact hold hearings into shootings earlier this month at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Sunday.

Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he's likely to press forward with an investigation into the rampage, breaking with President Barack Obama's request that Congress hold off on any probe into the shootings.

"The fact of the matter is that there will be congressional investigations," Leahy said during an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation."

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"I think we have to do it carefully in a way that we don't interfere with the prosecution," he added, "Obviously in Congress we have a reason for oversight."

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"Ultimately we should know where mistakes were made...for the sole purpose of making sure those mistakes aren't made again," the senior Democrat added.