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(WASHINGTON)—Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement about the upcoming House of Representatives vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act: "The American people know the solution to our debt crisis—they do it every month: restrict spending to income. "The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act addresses our federal spending problem. Beginning October 1, the bill would cut $111 billion from government spending. Then, ...

(WASHINGTON)—Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement about the upcoming House of Representatives vote on the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act: "The American people know the solution to our debt crisis—they do it every month: restrict spending to income. "The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act addresses our federal spending problem. Beginning October 1, the bill would cut $111 billion ...

Chairman Issa and Senator Grassley Press Attorney General Holder with Key Testimony WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today pressed Attorney General Eric Holder about the Justice Department's unsatisfactory responses and lack of cooperation with an investigation into the highly controversial Operation Fast and Furious. A letter sent by the two lead ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released "Meet Your Oversight Watchdogs: Rep. Blake Farenthold," the eighth in a series of videos introducing committee members to the American people. Rep. Farenthold serves Texas' 27th Congressional District as a member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency & Financial Management, ...

Oversight Hearing Addresses Job Killing Impacts of Policies on Appalachian Coal Industry (WASHINGTON)—A House Oversight panel heard testimony today that energy production and job creation in Appalachian states are being choked by a "permitorium" at the hands of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies. This concerted campaign to restrict production approvals impacts a region that delivers one-third of all U.S. coal and hurts ...

Chairman Issa and Senator Grassley Press Attorney General Holder with Key Testimony WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today pressed Attorney General Eric Holder about the Justice Department's unsatisfactory responses and lack of cooperation with an investigation into the highly controversial Operation Fast and Furious. A letter sent ...

WASHINGTON – Representative Darrell Issa and Senator Chuck Grassley are pushing for additional information and documents from the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in relation to the two agencies' roles in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) reckless strategy known as Operation Fast and Furious. The strategy employed by the ATF allowed firearms to be purchased by known straw buyers and then transferred to third parties where the guns often crossed the ...

Oversight Hearing Addresses Job Killing Impacts of Policies on Appalachian Coal Industry (WASHINGTON)—A House Oversight panel heard testimony today that energy production and job creation in Appalachian states are being choked by a "permitorium" at the hands of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies. This concerted campaign to restrict production approvals impacts a region that delivers one-third of all U.S. coal ...