House Democrats map a vast oversight agenda if they win in November, impeachment included. A lifelong Democrat's advice: lead with fixes.

House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda if they win the chamber in November, with investigations of President Trump, his family and his administration spanning several committees, the Associated Press reports. Impeachment of the president and Cabinet officials is not off the table, though the AP says Democrats would more likely focus on Cabinet members. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, in line to become speaker, put it plainly: "There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption." "We haven't ruled anything out," Jeffries said recently of the tools available to Congress, "and we haven't ruled anything in." Would-be chairmen are already sketching plans. Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on Oversight, lists Trump family business dealings, the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and ICE operations among his priorities, and Foreign Affairs Democrats want to examine the Iran war and the administration's Venezuela operations. Democrats are also bracing for a White House that may ignore subpoenas. As a lifelong Democrat, credit where it's due: oversight is Congress's job, and a coequal branch should act like one no matter who holds the White House. The fair counterpoint is that a majority spent mostly on subpoenas can look like payback to people worried about their own bills. The best line in the story belongs to Rep. Jamie Raskin, in line to chair Judiciary, and I'd pin it above every new chairman's desk: "We need to zero in quickly on the forms of systemic corruption that have cost the public huge amounts of money," he told the AP, "and where there are legislative cures available." My test is simple. For every hearing, pass a fix. Show me the plan, not just the subpoena.