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Issa Presses U.S. Attorney on White House Dismissal of AmeriCorps IG

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Overhaul Proposal Ignores Federal Role in Causing Financial Crisis, Abuses of Government Power in Bailouts

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement about President Obama’s plans to overhaul the financial system: “President Obama’s prescription of more bailouts, more regulation, and more ...
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Issa Probes White House Pressure on U.S. Attorney in Dismissal of AmeriCorps IG

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, in a letter to White House Counsel Gregory Craig, asked that the White House produce all e-mail and other communications with the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California regarding the dismissal of AmeriCorps Inspector General (IG) Gerald ...
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Issa Statement on the Majority’s Decision to Recess the House Abandoning an Open Legislative Process

“We have promised the highest ethical standard and we will deliver it, in an open and honest government.”- Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), July 31, 2007 WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) ...
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Rep. Issa Releases Exclusive Video of President Reagan’s Statue Ceremony

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) today released an exclusive video (see video here) of the June 3, 2009 ceremony unveiling President Ronald Reagan’s statue in the Capitol Rotunda. The video gives Californians of the 49th Congressional ...
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Oversight Committee Republicans Ask President to Explain Methodology of Jobs ‘Created and Saved’ Claims

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Despite objective evidence that the President’s Economic Stimulus is failing to meet expectations for creating and protecting jobs, President Obama and other officials continue to claim that the Stimulus has “created or saved” 150,000 jobs and will create or save an additional 600,000 in the next 100 days. These claims create concern because they are contradicted by available information and the ...
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Ten GOP Ranking Members Request EPA Extension on Endangerment Finding

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Ten House Ranking Republican Members are requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) give stakeholders more time to respond to the Proposed Endangerment Finding, which is the predicate for regulating carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) through the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA has initially established June 23, 2009, as the deadline for interested parties to comment. ...
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Ranking Members Issa, Sensenbrenner Demand Joint Committee Probe on Carbon Emissions ‘Vow of Silence’

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Oversight Committee Republicans Scrutinize President’s ‘Jobs Saved’ Claim

Administration that Touts ‘Sound Science’ Disregards Sound Economics in Hiding Formula for Job Calculations; Republicans to Explain WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a press conference today at 1 pm in Rayburn 2203 on the Obama ...
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House GOP Introduces American Energy Act

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today joined with House Republicans led by Chairman Mike Pence to unveil the American Energy Act, a comprehensive Republican bill that will help America achieve true energy independence. ...