CompleteColorado.com has obtained emails that seem to directly contradict Plouffe's answer, and also challenge the President's notion that the DOE's loan decisions were universally autonomous within the agency.

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“Now, more than ever, the American people demand real accountability of how their tax dollars are being spent,” said committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. “It’s clear from our investigation into GSA’s lavish conference spending that accountability and increased transparency is needed. Through the bipartisan DATA Act, we can improve our oversight of federal funds by mandating clear, consistent reporting standards.”

(WASHINGTON)—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the Port of Los Angeles' decision to use $489,000 in stimulus funds awarded by the federal government to install a new propulsion system in a Port-owned yacht used for publicity and educational tours. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) wrote February 6 to Dr. Geraldine Knatz, executive director of the Port, requesting information on a hybrid-electric propulsion system designed for the 70-foot motoryacht, Angelena ...

WASHINGTON—Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Vista, CA) released the following statement tonight regarding President Obama's State of the Union Address: "The President tonight outlined a laundry list of popular programs without regard to what they cost and his own record in office. "He has failed to deliver on economic growth promises, has squandered $800 billion in stimulus funds, and vetoed jobs and affordable domestic energy bills passed by Congress. What ...

WASHINGTON DC—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement on the release of a new Department of Energy Inspector General report documenting the departments’ failure to manage a $152 million stimulus project resulting in delays and wasted funds: “Inspector General Friedman’s report underscores what he told the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last week: the Obama Administration’s ...

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WASHINGTON, DC – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement tonight regarding President Obama's joint session address: "Tonight, I had hoped that President Obama would offer a new approach to creating jobs and sparking economic growth that showed he had learned from past missteps. What I heard, however, sounded more like a second stimulus than a new approach. "Listening to job creators around the country, ...

Oversight Chairman Issa Issues Report Outlining Stimulus Consequences, Lessons Learned (WASHINGTON) Is President Obama Doubling Down on Failure? A new analysis released today by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) documents how the stimulus failed—and even pushed the country deeper into recession—and at what cost. The report said the American people should bear in mind this record as President Obama presents his next economic ...

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has reviewed public-available data on the stimulus and prepared a comprehensive report that examines stimulus measures as well as how President Obama and his Administration “sold” the program to the public. On both accounts, stimulus failed.