Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., wants the House Armed Services Committee to hold hearings on allegations that Halliburton, Vice President Dick Cheney's former company overcharged $61 million for fuel in Iraq. There's also the matter of an alleged $67 million overbilling for supplying cafeteria services to soldiers in Iraq. Gibbons said the charges are "an absolute outrage."

"If these allegations which were found in a Pentagon audit of government contracts is true, then it's time for Halliburton to break out its checkbook and refund American taxpayers," Gibbons said.

Gibbons, a committee member, is the first member of Congress to call for congressional hearings of the company. His request comes as Democrats demand further investigations.

While he doesn't think Cheney has any involvement in the Halliburton contract, Gibbons said the House committee should examine whether the contract was issued in exchange for campaign contributions.

Gibbons thinks Halliburton is just greedy. He's also upset another Pentagon audit that found "unclean conditions and rotting food in more than one cafeteria serving American personnel."

Cheney was the head of Halliburton from 1995 to 2000.