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Statement of Chairman Issa on Obama Independent Agency Executive Order

(WASHINGTON)—House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement regarding an executive order covering federal independent agency regulatory reform issued today: "President Obama's regulatory reform executive order issued today is a step in the right direction—it is constructive that he heeded the advice from many who said his regulatory initiatives must also apply to independent agencies. "We must, however, do more than just ...
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7-14-11 "Transparency and Federal Management IT Systems"

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7-14-11 "EPA's Appalachian Energy Permitorium: Job Killer or Job Creator?"

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7-14-11 "Consumer Financial Protection Efforts: Answers Needed"

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Oversight Hearing on the Administration's Failure to Propose Medicare Reforms

WASHINGTON - Medicare's inability to sustain itself has reached historic levels. In 2000, payroll tax revenue funded 60% of total Medicare expenditures. In 2010, the total had dropped to 35%. Medicare was not designed to have general tax revenue be used to fund its solvency. Since 40 cents of each dollar the Treasury spent last year was borrowed, last year Medicare added $110 billion to the debt alone. In their annual report, the Medicare Board of Trustees issue a "Medicare ...
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7-13-11 "TSA Oversight Part 2: Airport Perimeter Security"

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7-13-11 "What Went Wrong at the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission?"

Hearing Documents Hearing Video Witnesses Mr. Phil Angelides Chairman Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission   Mr. Peter Wallison Commissioner Financial Crisis ...
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7-12-11 "Fulfilling a Legal Duty: Triggering a Medicare Plan from the Administration"

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#AskObama: Where Are The #Jobs?

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#AskObama: Where Are the #Jobs?

Sweet Tweets Can't Disguise 14,100,000 Unemployed Americans WASHINGTON, DC – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released "#AskObama: Where Are the #Jobs?" as part of efforts to examine the growing gap between White House rhetoric on jobs and the fact that more than 14,000,000 Americans can't find jobs. More than two years after Americans were promised that a near trillion dollar ...