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Issa Announces Hearing on Excessive Spending at IRS Conferences

“The IRS is an agency in crisis," said Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. "The American people expect that their tax-dollars will be used responsibly and not for financing lavish hotel suites and entertainment for government employees..."

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Memo From Leader Cantor, Chairman Camp, and Chairman Issa on Political Bias at IRS

MEMORANDUM TO: All House Members FR: Majority Leader Cantor, Chairman Camp, and Chairman Issa DT: Friday, May 17, 2013 RE: Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform Committees’ Investigation into Political Bias at the IRS On May 10, 2013, during an appearance at the American Bar Association, Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups, acknowledged that the agency has been targeting conservative-leaning political organizations.  ...

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Oversight Committee Subpoenas State Department for Withheld Benghazi Talking Point Documents

The State Department has not lived up to the Administration’s broad and unambiguous promises of cooperation with Congress. Therefore, I am left with no alternative but to compel the State Department to produce relevant documents through a subpoena...”

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ARB Co-chair Agrees to Voluntarily Appear for Transcribed Interview with Investigators

"Today, Ambassador Pickering reached an agreement with the Oversight Committee to voluntarily appear for a transcribed interview and answer all questions posed by Committee investigators,” said Chairman Darrell Issa.

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Oversight Committee Approves Bipartisan DATA Act

“The DATA Act is a significant step toward a more open, and thus more accountable, government,” said Chairman Issa. “Americans have a right to know how their tax dollars are being spent and I believe more transparency will lead to less waste, fraud, and abuse of federal funds.”

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Oversight Leaders Introduce Bipartisan DATA ACT

“The American people deserve accurate, timely, and complete checkbook level spending information,” said Chairman Issa. “The DATA Act will standardize and open federal spending data so that those inside and outside of government..."

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Oversight Announces IRS Hearing Next Week

“The IG report indicts IRS for a colossal management failure, but leaves many questions unanswered,” said Chairman Issa.

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IRS Political Targeting Report Released, Issa, Jordan To Announce Hearing Soon

“Today’s report magnifies our concerns about the breadth and depth of the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of organizations for their political beliefs. Unfortunately, the report raises more questions than it answers..."

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Oversight Subcommittee to Examine Federal Constraints on American Energy Production

WASHINGTON – The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 16th entitled “Opportunities Lost: Constraints on Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands and Waters.”   The hearing will examine the Department of the Interior’s policies towards energy production on federal lands and waters. In particular, it will focus on ...

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GAO: Taxpayer Savings Unclear on Data Center Consolidation

“We need to take advantage of technology to save taxpayer money, and that means doing more with less by consolidating federal data centers,” said Subcommittee Chairman John Mica, R-Fla.