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WASHINGTON D.C. – Chairman Darrell Issa today released the following statement about the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s probe into allegations surrounding the office of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray: “As the Chairman of the Committee with direct responsibility for overseeing the District of Columbia, I was deeply concerned by allegations made by a former mayoral candidate and political appointee of D.C. mayor Vincent Gray.  Even after the Home Rule Act, the ...

Chairman Darrell Issa Hearing Preview Statement Thursday’s hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, entitled “The Freedom of Information Act: Crowd-Sourcing Government Oversight,” represents the heart of the committee’s mission – to hold the federal bureaucracy accountable and ensure the right of the American people to know how Washington spends their money. The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) is one of the most ...

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today made the following statement about a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the readiness of the current carbon offset market to facilitate additional and verifiable results:   “This study casts further doubt on the ability of carbon offset markets to play an effective role in any energy tax law or regulation. Paying for carbon reduction that might have taken place anyway and results that ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today made the following statement about a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the readiness of the current carbon offset market to facilitate additional and verifiable results: “This study casts further doubt on the ability of carbon offset markets to play an effective role in any energy tax law or regulation. Paying for carbon reduction that might have taken place anyway and results that ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Last week, the Oversight Committee heard the testimony of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro where she stated that allowing SEC General Counsel David Becker to advise on the Madoff investigation was a mistake. To help answer key questions about the impact of this mistake, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform, has issued a subpoena to Madoff trustee Irving Picard for documents relating to the Becker family’s Madoff ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Last week, the Oversight Committee heard the testimony of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro where she stated that allowing SEC General Counsel David Becker to advise on the Madoff investigation was a mistake. To help answer key questions about the impact of this mistake, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform, has issued a subpoena to Madoff trustee Irving Picard for documents relating to the Becker family’s Madoff ...

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