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Chief Stimulus Watchdog Disowns Administration’s Jobs “Saved or Created” Numbers

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Appearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today at a hearing entitled:  “Tracking the Money:  How Recovery Act Recipients Account for their Use of Stimulus Dollars,” the Chairman of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board, Earl Devaney agreed with Ranking Member Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) statement that we do not have the ...
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Rep. Kennedy Repeatedly Says ‘Bigotry’ Behind Democratic and GOP Support for Amendments to Protect Defense of Marriage Act, Prohibit Benefits for Illegal Aliens

Controversial Comments at OGR Mark-up Come as GOP Amendments Gain Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON, DC – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans won bipartisan support tonight for separate amendments to protect the Defense of Marriage Act and to use E-Verify to prevent Federal Employee Health Benefits from going to illegal aliens.  The amendments to H.R. 2517, ...
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Recovery Board Chairman on Jobs Figures: “I am not able to make this certification…”

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Responding to a letter sent last week by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) questioning the accuracy of information appearing on www.recovery.gov, Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability
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WATCH: FOX News Reports on Obama Administration Censorship of EPA Employees on Cap-and-Trade

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Issa Calls for Asterisk Warning Visitors on Recovery.Gov

Administration Promised Accuracy in October but Disowns Numbers Today Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) Letter to Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board Earl Devaney:  “Are you able to certify personally that the number of jobs reported as “created/saved” on
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SIGTARP Report Confirms Back-Door Bailout for Counterparties

Issa to Receive FRBNY Documents by Tomorrow WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement regarding the release of a report by the Special Inspector General for the ...
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Issa Calls on President Obama to Immediately Appoint Inspector General for FHFA

Questions Decision to Strip Authority of IG WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent letters today to White House Counsel Gregory B. Craig, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal ...
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Issa Accuses Towns of Misleading Republicans

Tomorrow’s Bank of America Hearing Fails to Include Government Witnesses WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent the following letter to Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) this morning ...
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WATCH Whistleblowers’ YouTube Video and Fight the Obama EPA’s Efforts to Silence to Dissenting Opinions on Climate Change Legislation

In a YouTube video produced on their own time, EPA Whistleblowers Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel clearly state that the views expressed are their own and not that of the agency or the Obama Administration.  Even so, EPA officials ordered the couple to remove the YouTube video last week – luckily a copy survived. EPA employee Zabel has been overseeing California's cap-and-trade and offset programs for more than 20 years.  This experience made him particularly well ...
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EPA Censorship of YouTube Video Raises New Questions about Administration’s Suppression of Science

WASHINGTON, DC –House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA), House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), and Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), in a joint letter expressed concern and demanded an explanation from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson about EPA’s efforts to silence EPA employees who ...