Press Releases

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 Federal Agencies asking questions about ACORN’s illegal activities and federal funding grants to this political organization. The Oversight and Government Reform ...

“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 WASHINGTON. D.C. – A report released by the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Transportation has raised questions surrounding projects that received stimulus dollars that were of ...

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: “This decision clears the way for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to subpoena the ...

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 this investigation and strongly believe that a subpoena to Bank of America is a necessary next step to fully expose how Countrywide attempted to use its ...

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: “The SEC’s charges against Bank of America are a validation of the concerns the Oversight and Government Reform Committee have been ...

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 called for the immediate replacement of Amtrak “Interim” Inspector General Lorraine Green – a 12-year member of Amtrak management who intends to return to her former position ...

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 regulatory system. The Consumer Protection and ...

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 to comments made by President Barack Obama in response to a question posed by Chicago Tribune reporter Christi Parsons regarding the scathing report issued by SIGTARP Neil Barofsky: "Since he became a ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – A report released today by Rep. Darrell Issa (CA), the Ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, presents evidence that ACORN has evaded taxes, obstructed justice, engaged in racketeering, and created a conspiracy to defraud the United States. “This report is a comprehensive and substantive examination of an organization that has operated in secrecy and outside the law,” Issa, also a member of the ...

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 GM’s operations will almost certainly hurt the American taxpayers, who have invested $51 billion in your ...