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Treasury IG Agrees to Request by Issa and Collins to Conduct a Review of ACORN

WASHINGTON D.C. –Treasury Department Inspector General, J. Russell George agreed to comply with a request submitted by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine) to conduct a review of the ...
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Issa, Collins Call on Inspectors General to Investigate ACORN Spending and Management of Federal Dollars

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Susan Collins (R-Maine) and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) have sent letters to the Inspectors General (IG) for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of ...
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09-30-2009 – "Credit Rating Agencies and the Next Financial Crisis"

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09-23-2009 – “The Silent Depression: How are Minorities Faring in the Economic Downturn?”

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IRS Cuts Ties with ACORN

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued the following statement today after the IRS announced it was severing ties with ACORN: “ACORN’s failure to institute firewalls between its charitable and political activities have raised significant questions surrounding its management of federal dollars.  Cutting ties is the first step, but cannot be the last one. “Self-investigation is ...
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Issa Calls on Towns, Conyers to Hold ACORN Hearings

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent letters today to Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) calling on theme to immediately convene hearings on the activities of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform NOW (ACORN) that includes key ACORN officials such as ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis, Wade Rathke (ACORN Founder) and Dale ...
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IRS Cuts Ties with ACORN

Issa Calls for Congressional Hearings to Convene Immediately WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued the following statement today after the IRS announced it was severing ties with ACORN: ...
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Issa Calls on Towns, Conyers to Hold ACORN Hearings

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent letters today to Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) calling on theme to immediately convene hearings on the activities of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform NOW (ACORN) that includes key ACORN officials such as ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis, Wade Rathke (ACORN ...
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The Silent Depression: How are Minorities Faring in the Economic Downturn?
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White House Pay-for-Play with NEA Funding?

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter today to White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett calling for a full release of information related to a conference call that occurred on August 10th in which the White House Office of Public Engagement inappropriately asked participants on the call to support the Administration’s efforts. “It is inappropriate for ...