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House Democrats Oppose Sestak-Romanoff Resolution of Inquiry

  WASHINGTON. D.C. – In an unsurprising, but disappointing vote, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee united to oppose a Resolution of ...
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Pelosi Makes Desperate Plea to Supporters to Retain Majority in Order to Protect Administration from Oversight

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Issa Applauds 1,000,000 YouCut Votes to Curb Federal Spending

WASHINGTON, DC – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement on the millionth YouCut vote.  Project YouCut allows citizens to vote each week on wasteful programs to cut from the federal budget.  House Republicans then bring the winning cut to the floor for a vote.    “The success of YouCut underscores the anger of the American people about the bailouts and runaway spending ...
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Issa Presses Interior Department for Answers and Documents on Sand Berm Order and Drilling Moratorium

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter today  to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar regarding “two significant decisions announced by the President and your Department not only conflict with this statement, but cast serious doubt upon the ...
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Pursuing Moratorium Without Putting Forward a Plan to Replace and Retain Gulf Region Jobs is “Cold and Irresponsible”

WASHINGTON. D.C. – As the White House moves to appeal a federal judge’s ruling to block the Administration’s six-month moratorium on new deep-water oil and gas drilling projects, House Committee on ...
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Issa Calls for Treasury to Appear at Thursday Hearing on HAMP

  New Report Shows More People Leaving HAMP Than Being Helped By It ...
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Rep. Issa Statement on Committee’s Investigation into Taliban Bribery Allegations

WASHINGON, DC – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa today released a statement on the Committee’s investigation into allegations that protection payments are being made to the Taliban through Afghanistan Host Nation Trucking contracts. Tomorrow the Committee’s National Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “Investigation of Protection Payments for Safe Passage along the Afghan Supply Chain.” Rep. ...
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If White House Has Nothing to Hide and Did Nothing Wrong, Support Resolution of Inquiry on Sestak-Romanoff

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Appearing on ABC’s This Week, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says there is “nothing more that’s needed” to disclose regarding the White House’s effort to dispatch former President Bill Clinton to offer Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) an unpaid, appointed position he could not accept in an attempt to obtain his withdrawal from the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary ...
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Issa Responds to Rahm’s Insights on Republicans’ Governing Philosophies

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Responding to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s appearance on ABC’s This Week where he spoke of the two “governing philosophies” the American people can choose between, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement: ...
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Bipartisan Amendment to Curtail Lobbying by Bailed Out Firms Defeated

WASHINGTON, DC – An amendment by Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa to prohibit bailed out firms owned by the Federal Government from retaining or employing a registered lobbyist was defeated Thursday afternoon in the conference committee for financial reform legislation. Issa’s amendment was supported by all voting Republicans on the Conference Committee as well as Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH). Despite the bipartisan ...