Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Burr, Thune Introduce Public Employee Pension Transparency Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act, legislation that will enhance transparency for state and local pensions and establish a clear federal prohibition on any future public pension bailouts by the federal government. Congressman Devin Nunes ...

Issa Praises SIGTARP Barofsky for Public Service Calls for Appointment and Confirmation of Inspector General Who Will Be Vigilant and Tenacious WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement today regarding the resignation of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Neil Barofsky: “I’d like to ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2011 MEDIA ADVISORY GAO Releases Biennial High-Risk List Lieberman, Collins, Issa, Cummings, Akaka Join Comptroller General Dodaro WASHINGTON—The Chairmen and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) will hold a press conference with Comptroller General of the U.S. Eugene Dodaro at 1:30 on ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2011 Public Employee Pension Transparency Washington DC – Today, Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-21) and Senator Richard Burr (NC) announced the House introduction of the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act. Companion legislation will be introduced in the Senate next week. The legislation introduced in the House today was first introduced by Representative Nunes in December. It provides enhanced ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – In his State of the Union Address, President Obama highlighted the importance of making America a better place to do business saying, “to help our companies compete, we also have to knock down barriers that stand in the way of their success. To reduce barriers to growth and investment, I’ve ordered a review of government regulations. When we find rules that put an unnecessary burden on businesses, we will fix them…” At the end of last year, Rep. ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today announced a hearing for next Thursday, February 10th entitled, “Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation.” “This will be the first step in what must be a sustained effort to advance a dialogue that compliments President Obama’s call to examine regulatory barriers that are impeding job creation,” Chairman Issa said. “As Congress and the Administration begin the ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released “Meet Your Oversight Watchdogs: Rep. Tim Walberg,” the first in a series of videos to introduce committee members to the American people. Rep. Walberg serves the people of Michigan’s 7th Congressional District on the Oversight Subcommittees on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service & Labor Policy and Technology, Information ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Heeding a damning report from Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) Neil Barofsky, Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC), announced the introduction of H.R. 430, a bill to repeal the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Issa, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, invited Barofsky to testify at the committee’s first hearing on Tuesday. SIGTARP’s report ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement lauding the introduction of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, legislation to reauthorize and save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. “The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, which created the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, was a signature legislative achievement ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “From a crippling deficit that threatens the future solvency of our country to the prolonged absence of job creation, there is widespread recognition across the ideological spectrum acknowledging the many challenges facing our nation today. What we have learned in the past two ...