New questions are being raised about the role of senior lawmakers in backing the alleged torture. The Washington Post reports the CIA has regularly briefed senior members of the House and Senate intelligence committees on its secret overseas prisons and the interrogation techniques used there since 2002. The lawmakers include four Democrats: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congress member Jane Harman, and Senators Bob Graham and John Rockefeller. Republicans briefed included then-Congressman Porter Goss and Senator Pat Roberts. According to the Washington Post, none of the lawmakers raised objections, and at least two of them asked the CIA to push harder. CIA officials say the controversial practice of waterboarding was among the techniques on display.