Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa released the following statement ontoday's U.S. Department of Labor report that American job creators added 120,000 jobs to the economy in November: "Today's employment report underscores the job-creating potential of our economy, despite the increased burdens imposed by the Obama Administration. Far too many of our neighbors still cannot find jobs, far too many of our families are struggling to make ...

Issa Statement on Retirement of Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney

Rushed Rulemaking Omitted Assessment of Impact on Job Creation and Grid Reliability (WASHINGTON)—Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today called on the Obama Administration's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to return the proposed Utility MACT rule to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and require a more complete assessment of its impact on job creation. EPA is slated to issue the final Utility MACT rule ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democratic and Republican leaders today requested information from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about U.S. government mishandling of remains at a U.S. Air Force base. The letter was authored by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD), along with Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Subcommittee Ranking Member John ...

WASHINGTON- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved four bills designed to save taxpayer money, reduce unfunded mandates, and ensure transparency in government spending decisions and Presidential Records. • H.R. 665, the Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2011- Approved on a bipartisan voice vote. The bill will create a pilot program to sell excess federal ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today released the following statement on the White House's newest proposed CAFE standard rule: "Estimates indicate that these new regulations will raise vehicle costs for consumers by over $3000 per vehicle and even the White House's own estimates say this rule will cost $157 billion dollars to implement. Beyond jobs that would be lost as a result of this rule, there are concerns that these new ...

Report examines Obama administration’s contradictory rhetoric on bonuses, $1.7 million non-performance based ‘signing bonus’ for Fannie executive WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today released  a new report, “Government-Sponsored Moguls: Executive Compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.” Highlights of the report include: Assessments of controversial executive compensation decisions ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today pressed Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Ronald Weich for documents and other information related to a false statement Weich made to Congress regarding gun walking that took place in the reckless gun smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.  According to agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and ...

WASHINGTON DC—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement on the release of a new Department of Energy Inspector General report documenting the departments’ failure to manage a $152 million stimulus project resulting in delays and wasted funds: “Inspector General Friedman’s report underscores what he told the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last week: the Obama Administration’s ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today approved legislation - H.R. 3262, the Government Results Transparency Act (GRTA) - to increase federal transparency and strengthen taxpayers' ability to hold government accountable for the performance of federal government programs. GRTA will make federal agencies' reports on program performance easier for taxpayers and government watchdogs to search and analyze by establishing consistent data standards and ...