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Rep. Issa Expands ACORN Investigation

Oversight Republican Asks IRS, FEC, SBA, HUD, and Dept. of Labor to Answer Critical Questions Following Report Outlining Criminal Activity WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has sent five letters to Departments and ...
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Inspector General Report Details More Stimulus Waste

“I have told each of my Cabinet, as well as mayors and governors across the country, that they will be held accountable by me and the American people for every dollar they spend.” – President Barack Obama, 2/24/2009, Address to Joint Session of Congress ...
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Senate Ethics Decision on Countrywide Should Clear Way for Subpoena to Bank of America

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today repeated his call for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee to move forward with a subpoena of critical Countrywide VIP documents following the decision of the Senate Ethics Committee to dismiss complaints against Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Kent Conrad: ...
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Rep. Issa Statement on Wall Street Journal Countrywide VIP Story

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement concerning a story in today's Wall Street Journal: “This story does not change my approach to the investigation of the Countrywide VIP program.  I will continue to press forward with ...
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Issa Statement on Bank of America-Merrill Lynch SEC Charges and Settlement

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement on charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that bank of America failed to properly disclose to stockholders an agreement concerning bonuses for Merrill Lynch executives:
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Chairman Towns, Ranking Member Issa Call for Replacement of Amtrak’s ‘Interim’ IG

Lawmakers Question Amtrak’s Motives and Legal Basis for Appointing Temporary IG WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today in a letter to Amtrak Chairman Thomas C. Carper ...
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Will Treasury Answer for Lack of TARP Transparency?

Issa Asks for, Chairman Towns Threatens Subpoena of Sec. Geithner   WASHINGTON. D.C. – The Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) Neil Barofsky testified today at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that the Treasury Department has “repeatedly failed” to implement SIGTARP ...
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Real Reform Must Protect Consumers, Strengthen Oversight and Reform Fannie/Freddie

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) joined with Reps. Spencer Baucus (Ala.), House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Lamar Smith (Texas), Trent Franks (Ariz.), Randy Neugebauer (Texas), Scott Garrett (N.J.), Jeb Hensarling (Texas) and Tom Price (Ga.) to introduce comprehensive legislation that would overhaul and comprehensively reform the financial ...
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Issa Statement on President's Response to SIGTARP Report Question

Obama on SIGTARP Report: "I don't know exactly what's been requested..." WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Goverment Reform, released the following statement tonight responding ...
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Issa Questions General Motors on Inappropriate Political Interference in Business Decisions

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (CA), the Ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today in a letter to General Motors (GM) CEO Frederick Henderson asked GM to answer questions and provide material related to inappropriate political interference influencing the bailed out automaker’s business decisions.   "The politicization of ...