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Issa Welcomes Rep. Cao to Oversight Committee

WASHINGTON, DC – Ranking Member Darrell Issa (CA-49) welcomed Congressman Anh “Joseph” Cao (LA-2) to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee following the approval of his appointment by the House of Representatives. “From work overseeing national security issues to looking at mismanaged Federal response efforts in Louisiana, Congressman Cao will aid the committee’s efforts to create a government that is truly ...
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FEMA Suspends ACORN Grant – Issa, Collins Call for Immediate Review of DHS Grants to ACORN

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Susan Collins (R-Maine) sent letters today to Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Janet Napolitano and DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner calling for an “immediate investigation of the DHS’s grants, contracts, entitlements and other forms of assistance to ACORN and its ...
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Issa Acts to Hold Dept. of Interior Accountable for Mismanagement of MMS

WASHINGTON, DC – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa today introduced legislation to strip the Department of the Interior of its management responsibilities for the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and make the troubled collector of oil, mineral, and natural gas revenues an independent agency.  The case for the legislation is made in an Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republican staff report, which concludes MMS ...
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Issa Responds to Bertha Lewis Charge that ACORN the Victim of Republican McCarthyism

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued the following statement today in response to comments made by ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis at the National Press Club where she accused Republicans of ACORN McCarthyism: “Was it Republicans who embezzled millions ...
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Issa, Jordan Call on Towns, Kucinich to Hold Hearing on Obama’s Latest Czar

WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Domestic Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) have sent a letter to Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) calling for a controversial Obama appointee Kevin Jennings to appear before the Committee. Among the many ...
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SIGTARP Report Confirms Conclusions from Oversight Committee Investigation

WASHINGTON. D.C. – A report released today by the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) confirmed findings of an Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation that key players in the financial crisis took unprecedented actions but the impact of these decisions remains difficult to assess.
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Senate Cap & Trade Proposal Will Cost Americans Jobs

WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (CA), the Ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today issued the following statement on the introduction of Cap & Trade legislation by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) that will raise the costs of gasoline, electricity, and other forms of energy for the American people: ...
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Issa Confronts Towns on Countrywide VIP – Challenges Him to Hold Vote to Issue Subpoena

Click HERE to Watch Issa’s Confrontation with Chairman Towns WASHINGTON. D.C. ...
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Issa to Bank of America: What Happened to the Tapes?

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has sent a letter to Bank of America CEO and President Kenneth D. Lewis regarding the existence of a call recording and archiving system referred to as the “NICE System” that could provide definitive evidence about whether nor not it was the practice of VIP account executives to inform VIP borrowers ...
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Bachus, Issa, Smith Request Information Regarding Funding Of ACORN Activity

WASHINGTON D.C. – House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) sent a letter today to financial institutions requesting full and complete disclosure of funds provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), and any of its subsidiaries and ...