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Issa Statement on the President's Operation Fast and Furious Remarks

Washington, DC -- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa released the following statement on President Obama's comments at his press conference today on Operation Fast and Furious: "President Obama's remarks today on Operation Fast and Furious were disappointing. He expressed no urgency to provide answers or explain why no one at the Justice Department, six months after Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's murder, has accepted responsibility for ...
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Oversight Committee Approves Federal Spending Transparency Bill

WASHINGTON- H.R. 2146, The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, was approved the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on a unanimous bi-partisan voice vote today at a business meeting of the Committee. The Committee unanimously adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Issa. The text is available
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Issa Statement on Postal Service Decision to Stop Making Retirement Contributions

WASHINGTON- Today, in response to the United States Postal Service (USPS) announcement that they will stop making employer's contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for their employees, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. issued the following statement: "The United States Postal Service, our nation's second largest employer, is now past the brink of insolvency. This would ...
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Senator Coburn to Testify to Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Grant Waste and Mismanagement

The Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and Procurement Reform, chaired by Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., will host a hearing Thursday focusing on Executive Branch spending on discretionary grants, estimated to be more than $50 billion annually. Senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla., will testify at the hearing, highlighting his
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Oversight Subcommittee Hosts Hearing on Lasting Implications of the General Motors Bailout

The House Oversight Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs will host a hearing entitled "Lasting Implications of the General Motors Bailout", on Wednesday June 22nd, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. This hearing will examine the aftermath of the General Motors bailout and the unintended consequences of federal government intervention with the private sector. The hearing will be webcast at
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Oversight To Consider Transparency Legislation with Amendments Tomorrow

WASHINGTON - H.R. 2146, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, will be marked up at a business meeting of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday, June 22nd, at 9:30 a.m. The business meeting will be streamed live at https://oversight.house.gov. Chairman Issa has released
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ATF Agent Expresses Fear that DOJ Inspector General has a Conflict of Interest in “Fast and Furious” Probe

WASHINGTON- In response to questioning by members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during today's hearing, John Dodson, Special Agent, Phoenix Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives said: "Well, I can see a conflict between the Office of the OIG [Office of Department of Justice Inspector General], yes sir, the actual individuals that are working the case, my interaction with them since I've been interviewed by them, is ...
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Issa Releases Documents Showing Intimate Involvement of ATF Director in Controversial Gunwalking Operation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Moments ago in his opening statement at today's hearing, Operation Fast and Furious: Reckless Decisions, Tragic Outcomes, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) released three e-mails detailing the intimate involvement of ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson and Acting Deputy Director Bill Hoover in Operation Fast and Furious: • The first e-mail from March 10, 2010, to Operation Fast and Furious Group VII Leader ...
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House Oversight & Government Reform Committee to Probe Unprecedented NLRB Intervention in South Carolina Job Creation Project

(WASHINGTON)—A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) action against the Boeing Company over that firm's decision to build 787 "Dreamliner" aircraft in South Carolina will be the subject of a June 17 congressional field hearing. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a June 17 field hearing in North Charleston to examine factors behind the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) recent decision to take legal action against The Boeing ...
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Issa Statement on Biden Spending Transparency Announcement

WASHINGTON- Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., issued the following statement in response to the Vice President's announcement of a White House executive order on transparency in federal spending. Information on Chairman Issa's legislation, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, can be found