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SIGTARP Report Warns of Risks to Taxpayers

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) characterized a report released by the Special Inspector General charged with overseeing the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as a final warning for the Administration to demand transparency as “simply put, the American people have a right to know how their tax dollars are being used,” the report ...
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Commitment to Track ‘Every Dollar’ of Stimulus Not Found In Administration’s Guidelines for Funds

  BROOKLYN, NY – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee field hearing in Brooklyn, New York, again questioned the divide between President Barack Obama’s promises on tracking stimulus dollars and the actions of his Administration.      “I have been disturbed by the guidance that the ...
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04-21-2009 – Full Committee Hearing – "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The Role of State and Local Governments"

Location: Brooklyn, NY April 21, 2009 Hearing Documents Hearing Video
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The Role of State and Local Governments

Location: Brooklyn, NY  
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EPA Endangerment Finding Fuels Damaging Economic Uncertainty

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed decision to regulate Carbon Dioxide and other gases. Rep. Issa has twice written to the Obama Administration expressing ...
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EPA Endangerment Finding Fuels Damaging Economic Uncertainty

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed decision to regulate Carbon Dioxide and other gases. Rep. Issa
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Issa Asks Federal Inspectors General: When Should Taxpayers Expect Implementation of Recommendations?

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, in letters being sent to 73 Federal Inspectors General, asked each Inspector General (IG) to detail: Each open recommendation The estimated monetary benefit associated with each recommendation An estimate of how quickly each recommendation can be implemented Rep. Issa’s request follows-up on a ...
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Issa Asks Federal Inspectors General: When Should Taxpayers Expect Implementation of Recommendations?

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, in letters being sent to 73 Federal Inspectors General, asked each Inspector General (IG) to detail: Each open recommendation The estimated monetary benefit associated with each ...
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De-Targeting the Stimulus: States Diverting Medicaid Funds Away from Helping Poor, Protecting Health Care Job

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided $87 billion to states to support their Medicaid programs. However, early reports indicate that instead of using the stimulus funds to supplement state Medicaid spending to protect medical services and healthcare service jobs, some states are effectively diverting Medicaid stimulus funds for non-healthcare related purposes.
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Report: States Exploiting Medicaid Loophole in Stimulus Bill

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released a report entitled, “De-Targeting the Stimulus: States Diverting Medicaid Funds Away from Helping Poor, Protecting Health Care Jobs.” The report explains how, despite the clear intentions of the stimulus, some states are diverting Medicaid funds for non-healthcare related purposes even while healthcare jobs are being lost and programs to help poor ...