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White House Goes from Confident to Clueless on Bailout Dollars

  WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today continued his call for the Administration to honor its commitment to transparency by implementing the means necessary to track every government bailout dollar and unlock the value of toxic assets.     “The federal government has been woefully inadequate at ...
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What About the Next AIG?

  Where was “Outrage” Two Weeks Ago?       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 ...
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Issa to White House: When did you learn of AIG Bonuses?

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, in a letter to President Barack Obama, requested that the Administration provide information about when senior administration and White House officials first became aware of imminent bonus payments to AIG executives.     “Given your recent expressions of ...
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Oversight Hearing Scheduled to Question Stimulus Waste

Oversight Hearing Scheduled to Question Stimulus Waste
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Oversight Hearing Scheduled to Question Stimulus Waste

  WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today characterized next week’s hearing titled, “Preventing Stimulus Waste and Fraud: Who Are the Watchdogs?” an opportunity for the Administration to provide absent details regarding its commitment to monitor every dollar of stimulus spending.     “The House ...
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Oversight Republicans Criticize Treasury for Failing on Promises of Transparency

WASHINGTON D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) today, at a House hearing featuring Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari, demanded that the Treasury Department take immediate steps to increase transparency of TARP funds approved by Congress as part of the $700 billion bailout. “After two Administrations and roughly six months of the blind ...
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Issa Calls on Committee to Cease Double Standard on Perjury and Obstruction of Justice Investigations

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) made the following statement on Chairman Edolphus Towns’ announcement that committee attorneys will begin a detailed investigation into allegations that Merrill Lynch provided misleading information to Congress regarding bonuses for its top executives: “Providing false or withholding key information from congressional investigators is a crime that ...
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More Questions Than Answers Regarding Recovery.Gov

“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 ...
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Issa Calls on Committee to Cease Double Standard on Perjury and Obstruction of Justice Investigations

  WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) made the following statement on Chairman Edolphus Towns’ announcement that committee attorneys will begin a detailed investigation into allegations that Merrill Lynch provided misleading information to Congress regarding bonuses for its top executives:     “Providing ...
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03-12-2009 – National Security – "Money, Guns, and Drugs: Are U.S. Inputs Fueling Violence on the U.S. – Mexico Border?"

  “Money, Guns, and Drugs: Are U.S. Inputs Fueling Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border?”   March 12, 2009   Hearing Documents Hearing Video