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  WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today sent a letter to the Inspectors General of federal agencies receiving funds from the ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’ calling on them to put “proactive measures in place to ensure these billions do not fall victim to programmatic failures and bureaucratic ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement today regarding AIG: “The egregious actions of AIG underscore the fact that even more taxpayer dollars are vulnerable to waste and abuse as a result of the Administration’s failure to properly track bailout and stimulus dollars. Where was this outrage and concern two weeks ago when AIG received another $30 ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement regarding the $1.1 trillion spending bill signed into law by President Obama today: “In his first week in office, President Obama called for an ‘unprecedented effort to root our waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending in our government…’ This promise of transparency must be met with more than just rhetoric ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement regarding the $1.1 trillion spending bill signed into law by President Obama today:     “In his first week in office, President Obama called for an ‘unprecedented effort to root our waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA), expressing disappointment in Congress’ failure to limit spending provisions to those that will create jobs and invigorate the economy, voted against the $790 billion economic stimulus package. “This stimulus package was crafted with lobbyists and special interests playing a much greater role than economists and bipartisanship,” said Issa. ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA), expressing disappointment in Congress’ failure to limit spending provisions to those that will create jobs and invigorate the economy, voted against the $790 billion economic stimulus package.     “This stimulus package was crafted with lobbyists and ...

“I have told each of my Cabinet, as well as mayors and governors across the country, that they will be held accountable by me and the American people for every dollar they spend.” – President Barack Obama, 2/24/2009, Address to Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter today to Earl Devaney, Chair of the Recovery Act ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding the nomination of former Washington Governor Gary Locke as President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Commerce: “I look forward to working with the incoming Secretary to ensure he has the resources needed to conduct a fair and accurate census that is free from political pressure.  The White House ...

Washington D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement regarding Senator Judd Gregg’s (R-NH) decision to withdraw his name from consideration to serve as the next Secretary of Commerce citing “irresolvable conflicts” on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census: “President Obama came to office on the promise of change and bipartisanship – yet as early opportunities have come ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) joined other House Republicans today at a press conference today to urge President Barack Obama to abandon his plan to politicize the census process. “Commanding the Census Director to report directly to the White House is a naked political power grab and transparently partisan,” Issa said.  “There is only one possible reason for it – political ...