Press Releases

Follow-up: Ranking Member Issa sent the following letter requesting the investigation to FBI Director Mueller Thursday morning. Click here for the letter. WASHINGTON. D.C. – At a hearing today of the House Judiciary Committee that featured testimony from FBI Director Robert Mueller, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member and Judiciary ...

Issa Calls for National Archives Acting Archivist to Appear Before Oversight Subcommittee WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today called for National Archives and Administration Acting Archivist Adrienne Thomas to appear before an Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Thursday to answer questions regarding the loss of a hard drive containing national security ...

Washington, DC – The Smart Contracting Caucus, an eleven member bipartisan dedicated to educating Congress about government contracting and facilitating a dialogue with the contracting community, will host a panel discussion on Tuesday, May 19 at 3:00 PM in Rayburn 2203. The event will be moderated by Tom Temin of Federal News Radio and will focus on the Federal Acquisition Workforce – those Federal workers charged with planning, awarding ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today commended Census Director Nominee Robert M. Groves for his statement that he will rule out the use of statistical sampling in the 2010 Census and for his commitment to keep the White House and all other sources of political manipulation and interference out of the Census Bureau. In sworn testimony this morning before the Committee on Homeland ...

Administration Officials Label Career Civil Servant as a ‘Bush Holdover’ in Justifying Dismissal of Economic and Science Based Concerns about EPA Endangerment Finding WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking why his Administration, following promises of bipartisanship and unprecedented transparency, has ignored ...

WASHINGTON. D.C.– House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) introduced legislation today to implement real transparency that will allow government officials and the public to track the use of TARP funds and value toxic assets. “The technology exists to create real transparency that would allow us to track TARP dollars and value toxic assets but the Federal government is far behind the curve in implementing available solutions,” ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today called for the annual Federal budget to include Federal obligations from the bailout of AIG and other failed businesses. “President Obama has said that an honest budget should include the costs of fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. An honest and transparent budget should not ignore the trillions of dollars in financial risk the Federal government has taken ...

Calls on Speaker to Protect Bipartisan Balance of Commission WASHINGTON. D.C. – The House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote of 367-59, approved legislation today to create a panel similar to the 9/11 Commission to investigate the causes, handling, and way forward from the current financial crisis. The creation was such a panel was first proposed by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement tonight regarding an agreement reached to pass legislation on Wednesday that includes provisions first proposed by Rep. Issa to create an independent and bipartisan panel to study and issue a report on the causes, handling, and way ...

Guidelines Sent to Law Enforcement Don’t Match Administration’s Rhetoric WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today blasted new guidelines that could severely limit the ability of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents to conduct worksite enforcement against illegal workers. “While the Administration touts plans for tougher ...