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VIDEO RELEASE: “Let Opportunity Scholars SOAR”

SOAR Act restores educational power to D.C. families abandoned by the White House WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released “Let Opportunity Scholars SOAR” in advance of tomorrow’s committee markup of H.R. 471 – the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act. The SOAR Act reauthorizes the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP), which ...
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OGR Full Committee Business Meeting 3/10/2011

Oversight and Government Reform Full Committee Business Meeting Thursday   On Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a Business Meeting to take up the following legislation:   •H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act •H.R. 899, a bill to amend Title 41 of the United States Code to extend the sunset date for certain ...
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Oversight Committees to Probe SEC's Management Practices

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TARP, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BAILOUTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS THE HONORABLE PATRICK MCHENRY, CHAIRMAN   &   SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT THE HONORABLE TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, CHAIRMAN   will hold a hearing entitled “Financial Management, Work Force, and Operations at the SEC: Who’s Watching ...
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A Look at the FY2010 Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government
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Are Federal Workers Underpaid?

Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Ross Opening Statement We are here today to discuss whether federal employees are compensated fairly. According to the Office of Personnel Management the average salary for federal employees was $74,311 in 2010. The average private sector worker earned $50,462, according to an August 10, 2010 analysis conducted by the Cato Institute. The federal government also pays an average of 36 percent of employees’ base pay health insurance ...
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Assessing the Cumulative Impact of Regulation on U.S. Manufacturers
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Let Opportunity Scholars SOAR

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Field Hearing “The Foreclosure Crisis”

Chairman Darrell Issa Hearing Preview Statement Tuesday’s hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, entitled “The Foreclosure Crisis,” follows a tradition of the committee’s work to hold field hearings at locations around the country where the subject matter is especially pertinent to issues facing those communities. The Baltimore area is facing record unemployment – hovering well above the national average at 10.5 percent – ...
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Meet Your Oversight Watchdogs: New York Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle

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VIDEO RELEASE – Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle

WASHINGTON, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released “Meet Your Oversight Watchdogs: Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle,” the second in a series of videos to introduce committee members to the American people. Rep. Buerkle serves the people of New York’s 25th Congressional District as Vice Chairwoman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight & Government Spending and on the ...