Press Releases

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) and House Select Committee on Global Warming Ranking Member James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), in a letter to Chairmen Towns and Markey, demanded a joint investigation of a reportedly deliberate effort to circumvent transparency requirements in the formulation of carbon emissions regulations. “Negotiating back room deals with select special interests, ...

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. “Without a firm commitment to nuclear power, Congress’ effort to reduce carbon emissions is nothing but a fools-errand,” Issa, an original sponsor of the ...

Towns, Issa, Kucinich Demand Documents for Hearing This Week WASHINGTON D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today agreed to have a subpoena served on the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to compel it to turn over documents related to Bank of America’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch. The full committee and Domestic Policy Subcommittee, under the leadership of Chairman ...

“If we see money being misspent, we're going to put a stop to it, and we will call it out and we will publicize it.” – President Obama speaking at the White House on March 12, 2009 WASHINGTON. D.C. – As President Obama announces his intention to accelerate implementation of stimulus spending, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) called on the President to fulfill his promise of stimulus ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, in a letter to former Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli, expressed serious concerns about the omission of a $35 million offer to purchase the Viper automotive line from the company’s bankruptcy filings. The probe is investigating whether Chrysler’s assets have been valued properly and managed in the best interest of the American taxpayers and not in a ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) will offer an amendment to legislation likely to be considered by the House of Representatives today, H.R. 626, the Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009, that will address concerns with the cost associated with the proposal which would guarantee four weeks of paid parental leave exclusively to government employees at a cost of almost $1 billion to ...

Calls on Administration to Disclose Role of Task-Force WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today sent letters to Chrysler Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli and Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury Steven Rattner expressing concern about “the lack of transparency surrounding the decision to reduce the number of existing Chrysler dealerships by 25 percent that was reportedly made ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) joined today with House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Education & Labor Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the District of Columbia’s groundbreaking school choice program. Since 2004, this program has provided unprecedented educational opportunities for thousands of inner-city ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) jointly agreed to postpone a hearing on the future of the V-22 Osprey. This decision came as the result of a failure by the Department of Defense to release information gathered by the Marine Corps in response to requests by the committee. In a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates dated May 5, 2009, Chairman Towns ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today, in a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Lynne Osmus, requested documents to shed light on the decision to use $800,000 in Federal Stimulus funds to repave a secondary runway in the sparsely used airport. “FAA funding for this little used congressional pet project contradicts the Administration’s stated goals ...