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Issa Statement Regarding White House-Sestak Memorandum

“We’re looking to fundamentally change the status quo in Washington.  It’s a status quo that extends beyond any particular party, and right now that status quo is fighting back with everything it’s got, with the same old tactics that divide and distract us from solving the problems people face…we’re up against the idea that it’s acceptable to say anything and do anything to win an election.” – Candidate Obama, Night of the South Carolina ...
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Issa Statement Following President Obama’s Press Conference

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s assurance that nothing “inappropriate” happened regarding allegations made by Pennsylvania ...
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Issa Statement on MMS Chief’s Resignation

  WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement today regarding the resignation of Minerals and Management Service (MMS) chief Elizabeth Birnbaum: “This is an agency that has been over-run by ...
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Issa Calls on Obama to Address Sestak-Job Offer at Today’s Press Conference

Candidate Obama on the Night of the South Carolina Democratic Primary:  “We're looking to fundamentally change the status quo in Washington…we’re up against the idea that it’s acceptable to say anything and do anything to win an election.”
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Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans Call for Attorney General Holder to Appoint Special Prosecutor

Sestak Has Pledged to “Absolutely” Cooperate with Probe   WASHINGTON. D.C. – After rejecting an April 21st  request made by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) for Attorney General Eric Holder “name a special prosecutor to conduct a formal investigation into whether a crime was committed when ...
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Schock Amendment: An Early Preview of How Democrats Will Attack Obama Line Item Veto Proposal and Defend Wasteful Spending?

Last week’s Debate on Creating a Commission to Shutter Failing Government Programs Offers Insight on Objections Democrats Will Raise to Maintain Wasteful Spending Power May 25, 2010 | House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA)
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What They’re Saying in Pennsylvania About Sestak’s Job-Gate

  Lancaster Intelligencer Journal:  Sestak's refusal to give answers There's a scene in the closing minutes of the 1972 blockbuster movie, "The Godfather," when Michael Corleone turns to his brother-in-law ...
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GAO Reports Lack of Data and Oversight on Interagency Contracts

Federal Purchasing Power Undermined WASHINGTON – A bipartisan, bicameral group of Congressional leaders on contracting issues released a new report Monday questioning the cost effectiveness of federal interagency contracts because they are poorly tracked and badly managed.
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Should the White House End Stonewalling on Sestak-Job Offer…Sestak and DNC Chair Sure Think So

  WASHINGTON D.C. – Appearing this morning on NBC’s Meet the Press, CBS’s Face the Nation and on Fox News Sunday, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA), the Pennsylvania Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said the White House should be responsible for further addressing allegations first
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Video Release: Honestly, They Both Can't Be Right, So Who Is Wrong?

WASHINGTON D.C. - Ahead of Rep. Joe Sestak's (D-PA) appearance on NBC's Meet the Press and CBS's Face the Nation with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans today released a new video entitled: Honestly, They Both Can't Be Right, So Who is Wrong? This week, both the White House and Joe Sestak were over-run with questions surrounding allegations