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Fast and Furious: The Anatomy of a Failed Operation (Part 1 of 3)

This report is the first of three completing the investigative work of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. This report chronicles the fundamentally flawed firearms trafficking case from the perspective of the United States Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Part two will look at the devastating failure of supervision and leadership by officials at Justice Department headquarters, ...

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VIDEO: The White House Can’t Hide Behind Executive Privilege

Rep. Trey Gowdy explains why the President's assertion of executive privilege does not apply to the Fast and Furious documents in a new video released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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White House Can't Hide Behind Executive Privilege on Fast & Furious

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DOL, White House Must “Reverse Course” on “Wrong-Headed Policy”

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa urges the Department of Labor to not dramatically alter the way jobs and employment data are reported to the public.

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Issa Statement on Reduction of Executive Compensation at Fannie and Freddie

Washington, DC – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa responded to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) announcement today limiting executive compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2012.    In November, the Oversight Committee released a report on executive compensation and held a highly publicized

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Chairman Issa Seeks White House Explanation about Information Indicating its Direct and Substantial Role in Fuel Standards Process

Evidence Contradicts Earlier White House Assertions that Process was Led at Agency Level (WASHINGTON)—The Executive Office of the President (EOP) played a "direct and substantial" role in crafting regulations and securing industry support for vehicle fuel economy/greenhouse gas emission rules enacted by the Obama Administration, according to information provided to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today wrote to ...

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Issa Statement on the White House’s proposed CAFÉ standard rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today released the following statement on the White House's newest proposed CAFE standard rule: "Estimates indicate that these new regulations will raise vehicle costs for consumers by over $3000 per vehicle and even the White House's own estimates say this rule will cost $157 billion dollars to implement. Beyond jobs that would be lost as a result of this rule, there are concerns that these new ...

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Fannie & Freddie Bonuses: Stunning Silence from President Obama

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Where Are The Jobs, Joe?

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Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Protect Taxpayer Dollars

WASHINGTON - The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today approved three bills to reduce government spending and protect against address waste abuse of taxpayer dollars. "Reforming government, whether through changes implemented by the administration or through legislation, is a critical goal of oversight," said Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. "Downsizing the federal government, enhancing legal channels for federal employees to report waste and abuse, and ...