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Stimulus Spending Spree Continues – Whatever Happened to Oversight and Transparency?

“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 ...
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Investigation Emotive Line From Bankruptcy Court xamines Why Chrysler Hid $35 million Offer to Buy “Viper” Auto

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 ...
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Issa Amendment to Paid Parental Leave Act Relieves Taxpayers of New Cost Burden – Vote Likely Today

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 ...
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Investigation Examines Why Chrysler Hid $35 million Offer to Buy “Viper” Automotive Line From Bankruptcy Court

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Issa Asks Pelosi to Request Rep. Visclosky’s Resignation from Appropriations Committee Pending Outcome of Investigation

WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA), today, asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to follow precedent established in the 110th Congress and urge Rep. Peter J. Visclosky to resign from the Committee on Appropriations pending the outcome of an ongoing federal investigation into his congressional and campaign ...
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Issa Amendment to Paid Parental Leave Act Relieves Taxpayers of New Cost Burden – Vote Likely Today

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 ...
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Issa Questions Transparency in Chrysler Dealings

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 ...
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Issa Questions Transparency in Chrysler Dealings

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Issa, Boehner and McKeon Introduce Reauthorization of D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program

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 ...