September 2011

• 28^thOversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Issa Statement on EPA Inspector General Report on Greenhouse Gas Findings
• 28^thOversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Issa Statement on Obama Administration CAFE Standards Delay
• 23^rdStatement on Introduction of Postal Reform Act by Senator McCain
• 22^ndOversight Committee Releases Report on Obama Green Jobs Program Failures
• 21^stIssa-Ross Postal Reform Act Advances in the House
• 20^thCongressional Investigators Statement On SEC IG’s Referral of Madoff Ethics Failure to Justice Department
• 19^thIssa on President’s Proposed Bailout for Postal Service: “Not what taxpayers or the Postal Service needs”
• 19^thSubcommittee to Hold Markup of Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act Wednesday
• 16^thObama Regulations Putting Family Ranchers at Risk
• 15^thIs Fannie Mae’s Purchase of Troubled B of A Portfolio a Back-Door Bailout?
• 15^thOversight Committee Chairman Issa Statement on Passage of Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act
• 14^thCommittee Presses Bank of America, Ally Financial for Clear Answers about Foreclosure Violations of Servicemember Civil Relief Act
• 14^thNew Oversight Committee Report: How the Administrative State has broken President Obama’s Promise of Regulatory Reform
• 9^thThe Obama Administration Can Work with Oversight Committee to Help Create Jobs and Grow Economy
• 9^thAmericanJobCreators.com Dispatches from the Road: Western HiWays Story
• 9^thIssa Statement on President Obama’s Joint Session Address
• 8^thWill President Obama’s “Son of Stimulus” Produce Same Results as Its Predecessor?
• 7^thIssa Statement on the Transfer of Operation Fast and Furious Cases out of Arizona
• 6^thOversight Committee Releases Agency Responses on Federal Management IT Systems
• 2^ndOversight Committee Chairman Issa Statement on President Obama’s Revocation of Proposed Ozone Rule
• 2^ndOversight Chairman Issa Statement on Unemployment Report
• 1^stIssa Launches Postal Reform Website SavingThePostalService.com

August 2011

• 30^thIssa Statement on Resignation of Arizona U.S. Attorney, Reassignment of ATF Director
• 26^thWhite House Follows GOP on Regulations, Issa Urges Obama To Go Further
• 17^thOversight Committee Presses NLRB on Failure to Comply with Subpoena
• 17^thJob-Killing Uncertainty in the Overregulated Obama Economy
• 12^thChairman Issa Response on NLRB Refusal to Fully Comply with Oversight Committee Subpoena
• 11^thOversight Committee Expands Investigation into Secret CAFE Standards Rulemaking
• 10^thOversight Leaders Press HHS on Withheld Obamacare Waiver Documents
• 8^thOversight Chairman Issa Issues Subpoena to NLRB
• 5^thIssa Statement on Postal Service Losses
• 3^rdBrian Terry: Semper Fidelis & Honor First
• 1^stChairman Issa Statement on House Debt Plan Vote

July 2011

• 29^thIssa Hails Passage of the Budget Control Act
• 28^thIssa Introduces Legislation to Honor Fallen Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry
• 27^thIssa Statement on Boehner Plan
• 27^thBudget Office Questions White House Estimates on Surplus Government Property Sales Numbers
• 26^thATF Officials in Mexico Denied Access to Information by U.S. Counterparts about Reckless Strategy that Allowed Guns to Fall Into the Hands of Mexican Drug Cartels
• 26^thOversight Committee Probes Foreclosure Abuses Against U.S. Servicemembers
• 21^stOversight Chairman Issa Statement on News of $1.3 billion U.S. Government Loss in Resolving Chrysler Bailout
• 21^stChairman Issa Statement on Gulf of Mexico Energy Production Potential Report
• 20^thHouse Oversight Committee Announces Next Hearing on DOJ’s Operation Fast and Furious
• 19^thChairman Issa Statement on Cut, Cap and Balance Act
• 18^thATF Director: DOJ Response to Fast and Furious Investigation Intended to Protect Political Appointees
• 18^thVIDEO RELEASE: Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Blake Farenthold
• 18^thIssa, Grassley Press for Answers from FBI, DEA in Fast and Furious Investigation
• 14^thObama Administration Permitorium Hurting Appalachian Job Creation, Energy Production and Economic Growth
• 13^thIssa to Postal Union: Stop Misleading Ads on Postal Service
• 11^thStatement of Chairman Issa on Obama Independent Agency Executive Order
• 8^th#AskObama: Where Are the #Jobs?
• 8^thStatement of Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Issa on June Unemployment Report
• 7^thChairman Issa and Oversight Leaders Ask Obama Auto Czar Bloom to Clarify Hearing Testimony on Pro-Union Statement
• 6^thATF Director Testifies on Operation Targeting Gun Smugglers

June 2011

• 29^thIssa Statement on the President's Operation Fast and Furious Remarks
• 28^thVIDEO RELEASE: “Voices of Recovery: Neil’s Story”
• 27^thVIDEO RELEASE: Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Mike Kelly
• 23^rdIssa Introduces Postal Reform Act
• 23^rdVIDEO RELEASE: Let’s Fix This
• 22^ndOversight Committee Approves Federal Spending Transparency Bill
• 22^ndIssa Statement on Postal Service Decision to Stop Making Retirement Contributions
• 21^stOversight To Consider Transparency Legislation with Amendments Tomorrow
• 16^thIssa Statement on Introduction of Senate Version of DATA Act
• 15^thATF Agent Expresses Fear that DOJ Inspector General has a Conflict of Interest in “Fast and Furious” Probe
• 15^thIssa Releases Documents Showing Intimate Involvement of ATF Director in Controversial Gunwalking Operation
• 15^thReport: Four ATF Agents Working on Controversial Operation ‘Fast and Furious’ Tell their Story
• 15^thVIDEO: Top Watchdog Supports Transparency Legislation
• 13^thIssa Statement on Biden Spending Transparency Announcement
• 13^thIssa Introduces Sweeping Open Government, Spending Transparency Reforms
• 10^thIssa Statement on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspector General Report
• 9^thSecond Operation Fast and Furious Hearing to be Held June 15th
• 8^thIssa Statement on Major Gulf Oil/Gas Discoveries Announced Today
• 7^thOperation Fast and Furious Hearing to be Held June 13th
• 6^thIssa, Ross, and Chaffetz Introduce Bill to Cut Federal workforce by 10% by 2015
• 5^thMedia Advisory: Rep. Chaffetz to Address Personal Democracy Forum 2011 on Federal Spending Transparency
• 2^ndVIDEO RELEASE - Barbour: “No Excuse to Shut Down an Industry”
• 2^ndChairman Issa Releases Report Critical of BP/Administration Response to Gulf Oil Spill

May 2011

• 31^stStatement of Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa on Debt Ceiling Vote
• 27^thOversight Committee Questions NRC on Non-cooperation with Review of Japanese Nuclear Disaster
• 26^thIssa Statement on Administration Efforts to Address Job Killing Regulations
• 26^thLegislation Introduced in House and Senate to Bar Administration from Inserting Politics into Federal Contracting
• 24^thObama Administration Pursuing Policies that Raise Prices at the Pump, Subject of Oversight Hearing and Report
• 24^thReport: Impact of Statements by President, Energy Secretary about Raising Energy Costs on Americans Seen in Administration Policies
• 17^thFriendly Skies for Big Labor?
• 16^thChairman Issa Statement on EPA Boiler MACT Rule Delay
• 16^thVIDEO RELEASE: White House Transparency Behind Closed Doors?
• 13^thHouse Oversight Committee Chairman Issa, Reps. Gowdy and Ross Request NLRB Documents on Boeing Action and Lawsuits Targeting Worker Protection Amendments
• 13^thVIDEO RELEASE: Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. James Lankford
• 12^thIssa and Graves Statements on Bipartisan Letter from U.S. Senators Rejecting Executive Order to Politicize Procurement
• 11^thOMB to Testify at Thursday Hearing on President’s DISCLOSE Act Executive Order
• 10^thMayor Gray, Chairman Brown to testify to Oversight Hearing on D.C. Budget
• 9^thBad Regulations Cost Good Jobs: Jack’s Story
• 6^thDisposal of Excess Federal Property Could Save Taxpayers Billions
• 6^thIssa Statement on Murder Indictment of Suspect Linked to Notorious Operation Fast and Furious
• 4^thWhat Attorney General Holder Won’t Tell on Controversial Gun Operation, Documents Do
• 4^thVIDEO RELEASE: Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Scott DesJarlais
• 2^ndIssa Statement on the Death of Osama bin Laden

April 2011

• 21^stIssa: Obama Games the System with Executive Order
• 20^thChairman Issa Chastises ATF for Refusal to Comply with Subpoena
• 19^thIssa: Obama Administration’s Assault on Off-Shore Drilling has Exacerbated Oil Spill’s Economic Costs
• 19^thIssa: EPA using “sue and settle” to regulate job creators
• 15^thVIDEO RELEASE: Governor Scott Walker on Tackling Wisconsin's Debt
• 15^thIssa: Federal Workforce Reforms in Budget will save $375 billion
• 14^thIssa Praises Spending Cuts, Oversight Committee Contributions in Bill Funding Government
• 13^thOversight Committee Passes Bills Addressing Tax Delinquent Contractors and Federal Workers, and Federal Employee Performance
• 13^thYoutube Video Reveals TSA’s Invasive Search of Child, Oversight Demands Answers
• 11^thWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to Testify at Hearing on State and Municipal Debt
• 6^thVIDEO RELEASE: Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Paul Gosar
• 1^stVIDEO RELEASE: Issa On Project Gunrunner Subpoena
• 1^stChairman Issa Subpoenas ATF for ‘Project Gunrunner’ Documents

March 2011

• 30^thOversight Committee Releases Report on Interference by DHS Political Appointees in FOIA Requests
• 30^thWhy Isn’t the Department of Homeland Security Meeting the President’s Standard on FOIA?
• 30^thHouse Votes to Fund D.C. Opportunity Scholarships
• 30^thStatement by Chairman Issa on SOAR Act
• 30^thIssa Applauds Passage of Legislation to End HAMP
• 23^rdOversight Committee to Scrutinize Postal Workforce Costs
• 22^ndIssa Questions SEC on Outdated Capital Market Regulations
• 21^stVIDEO RELEASE: Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Dennis Ross
• 17^thOversight Committee Investigating Allegations Surrounding D.C. Mayor’s Office
• 16^thGAO Report Rips Readiness of Carbon Offset Market for Cap-and-Trade
• 16^thChairman Issa Subpoenas Madoff Trustee for Docs Related to SEC Lawyer’s Madoff Account
• 15^thOversight Subcommittee: Does the Administration’s “Mandate” on Project Labor Agreements Cost Construction Jobs and Taxpayers Money?
• 14^thSupporting D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program would Demonstrate President’s Commitment to Education Reform
• 10^thOversight Committee Passes SOAR Act
• 9^thVIDEO RELEASE: “Let Opportunity Scholars SOAR”
• 7^thVIDEO RELEASE - Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle
• 4^thChairman Issa Lauds Leadership Change in Troubled GAO Unit
• 3^rdIssa and Grassley Probe SEC on Failure to Properly Examine Conflict of Interest in Madoff Scandal

February 2011

• 25^thOGR Subcommittee Hearing Advisory: "Pushing the Envelope: The Looming Crisis at USPS"
• 16^thChairman Issa Issues Subpoena for All Countrywide VIP Docs
• 16^thVideo Release: Oversight Committee Mission Statement
• 15^thBurr, Thune Introduce Public Employee Pension Transparency Act
• 14^thIssa Praises SIGTARP Barofsky for Public Service
• 11^thGAO Releases Biennial High-Risk List -- Lieberman, Collins, Issa, Cummings, Akaka Join Comptroller General Dodaro
• 9^thPublic Employee Pension Transparency
• 7^thIssa Makes Submissions Reflecting Input from Job Creators on Regulatory Barriers to Job Creation Public
• 3^rdChairman Issa Announces Hearing on Regulatory Barriers to Job Creation
• 3^rdVIDEO RELEASE: Meet Oversight Watchdog Rep. Tim Walberg

January 2011

• 28^thOversight Committee Leaders Introduce Bill to End Failed Foreclosure-Prevention Program
• 26^thChairman Issa Lauds Introduction of Bipartisan D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Bill
• 26^thChairman Issa’s Response to State of the Union
• 25^thOversight Committee Adopts Rules for 112th Congress, Organizes Subcommittees
• 25^thChairman Issa Sets the Record Straight on Cummings’ Disingenuous Claim
• 24^thChairman Issa and Chairman Towns to Sit Together at the State of the Union Address
• 20^thIs Government Holding Back Your Business? We’re Listening
• 20^thIssa Joins House Republicans in Successful Repeal of ObamaCare
• 18^thIssa Announces Oversight Subcommittee Structure, Names Chairmen and Vice Chairmen
• 18^thChairman Issa Praises President Obama’s Effort to Identify Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation
• 5^thHD Transparency

December 2010

• 24^thOversight Committee Video Release: “To America’s Holiday Heroes”
• 22^ndIssa Supports Whistleblower Protection Act on House Floor Today
• 22^ndMembers Query GAO on Revisions to Proprietary Colleges Report
• 17^thIssa Announces Three Subcommittee Chairmanships
• 17^thIssa Congratulates Cummings on Selection as Ranking Member of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
• 17^thIssa Statement on Tonight’s Tax Cut Vote
• 16^thIssa Welcomes Addition of 16 New Republicans to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• 14^thIssa: Tax ‘Compromise’ an Incomplete Effort to Support Economic Growth
• 8^thIssa Named Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• 3^rdAs Unemployment Rises, Issa Asks Where is the Sense of Urgency to Take Definitive Action
• 2^ndIssa on Tax Vote: “They Just Don’t Get It…”
• 2^ndPublic Employee Pension Transparency Needed

November 2010

• 29^thIssa on Federal Pay Freeze – Long Overdue but More Can Be Done
• 18^thGAO: D.C. Public Schools Struggle to Document use of Federal Funds
• 18^thIssa Addresses ‘Focus on Recovery’ Conference
• 16^thOMB Reports $125 Billion in Improper Payments Made Last Year
• 12^thIssa Statement on U.S. Postal Service $8.5 Billion Loss
• 3^rdIssa Election Night Statement

October 2010

• 25^thTARP Watchdog: Treasury Uses Fuzzy-Math to Mislead the American People on AIG Returns
• 25^thTARP IG: Treasury ‘Out of Touch’ or Guilty of ‘Cynical’ Manipulation
• 25^thTARP Watchdog: “Recession has Ended in Name Only…”
• 22^ndIssa: Thank You George Soros
• 19^thVIDEO RELEASE: “Putting the Power Back in Your Hands”
• 18^thObamaCare: The Anvil on America’s Small Businesses
• 8^thIssa Dares Obama to Move Beyond "Hand-to-Hand Combat" and Challenge Speaker Pelosi to Get Back to Work

September 2010

• 30^thNew Documents Prove FDA Knew and Misled Congress
• 29^thIssa to Clyburn: Paranoid Much?
• 28^thIssa, Collins Call on Attorney General and HUD Secretary to Act on HUD Inspector’s General Findings on ACORN
• 28^thIssa Calls on HHS Inspector General to Initiate Investigation of FDA’s Effort to Impede and Mislead Congressional Investigation
• 27^thIssa: Vote on Tax Breaks or Resign
• 24^thIssa: Do-Nothing Congress an Embarrassment, Refusal to Allow Up-or-Down Vote on Tax Breaks for the American People “Cowardly”
• 23^rdIssa-Backed Bill to Reinstate FOIA for the SEC Passes Congress, Sent to President Obama
• 23^rdHUD Inspector General Exposes ACORN’s Failure to Comply with Federal Grant Requirements Recommends ACORN Spin-Off Be Placed on ‘Inactive’ Status
• 23^rdSenior Republicans: Following IG Fiasco, Amtrak Senior Leadership May Need to Go
• 23^rdIssa Challenges President and Democrats to Embrace ‘Pledge to America’ Principles and Take Action Now to Move America Forward
• 22^ndIssa Releases Blueprint for Oversight of the Executive Branch
• 17^thIssa, Bachus Call on White House to Disclose Details of Warren’s Unusual Arrangement with White House
• 15^thSigns of a Failed Stimulus: Oversight Republicans Launch Interactive, Citizen-Watchdog Map
• 15^thVideo Release: "Signs of a Failed Stimulus: Be A Citizen-Watchdog"
• 13^thIssa Responds to Democrats "Worries"
• 9^thMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Congressman Condemns Planned 9/11 Koran Burning
• 8^thRepublicans Led by Boehner Offer Obama Chance to Say ‘Yes’
• 8^thIssa Calls for White House and Congress to Act on Boehner Economic Plan
• 8^thIssa Statement on BP Deepwater Horizon Report
• 7^thRemember When?
• 3^rdRecovery Summer: A Casino, Aquarium, Zoo, Golf Course and Swimming Pool?
• 2^ndIssa to Towns: Salmonella Outbreak Underscores Need for Immediate Review of Food Safety Bureaucracy

August 2010

• 19^thNOAA Scientist: Release of Oil Spill Report done by White House, Not NOAA
• 19^thDoT Backs Off Stimulus Propaganda Requirements
• 17^thIssa Queries Administration on Classified Documents Obtained by WikiLeaks
• 17^thVIDEO RELEASE: “Signs of a Failed Stimulus”
• 17^thCould Financial Crisis Be the Result of Too-Cozy Relationship Between Fannie-Freddie, the Federal Government and the Mortgage Industry?
• 16^thIssa Asks GAO to Investigate Obama Administration Propaganda Abuses
• 13^th2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds DEFUND ACORN Act
• 13^thTuesday Summit Should Examine Too-Cozy Relationship Between Fannie/Freddie and Mortgage Industry
• 11^thThree Sides to Every Story – Clinton Denies Involvement in Sestak-Gate, Contradicts White House and Sestak Version of Events
• 10^thIssa Slams Deceptive 2010 Census “Savings”
• 6^thIn the Middle of Obama’s “Recovery Summer” Propaganda Tour, Economy Shed 131,000 Jobs

July 2010

• 30^thIssa Statement on Administration’s Latest Recovery Act Propaganda
• 29^thIssa Introduces the SEC Freedom of Information Restoration Act
• 29^thIssa Calls for Investigation Into Coast Guard Asset Seize Order
• 28^thIssa Assails Treasury’s Housing Program Numbers Gimmick
• 28^thIssa: Injunction Blocking Implementation of Arizona Immigration Law Misguided and Should be Overturned
• 28^thSo Much for Transparency…Obama’s Financial Reform Exempts SEC from Responding to FOIA Requests
• 27^thAs Congress Prepares to Pass Additional Funding for FCIC, Issa Questions Financial Commission’s Spending and Management
• 26^thIndependent Stimulus Panel Stocked with Obama Fundraisers and Failed Bureaucrats, But What Exactly Is Their Sphere of Influence?
• 22^ndIssa Praises Rep. McHenry on Holding Majority Accountable for Stonewalling Questions on White House Record Keeping Abuses
• 22^ndInspector General Agrees to Issa Request to Expand SEC-Goldman Sachs Investigation to Include Settlement Announcement
• 21^stAs Obama’s Bill Signing Charade Begins, Root Causes of Financial Meltdown Ignored, Future of Fannie and Freddie Unknown
• 21^stInspector General for TARP Assails Obama Administration for Lack of Transparency and Deepening Housing Crisis
• 21^stCountrywide E-Mails Raise New Questions Surrounding Effort to Gain Influence in Exchange for Sweetheart Loan Deals
• 20^th153 Countrywide VIP Loans Given to Fannie Mae Employees, former CEOs
• 20^thMore People Leaving HAMP than are Being Helped by It
• 19^thPresident Obama Crossing Hypocritical Boundary by Chastising Republicans on Economy
• 18^thSIGTARP Audit Examining Auto Bailout Finds Obama Administration "Accelerated” Job Losses
• 16^thIssa Responds to Van Hollen’s Warnings of Oversight in a Republican Congress
• 16^thIssa Asks President Obama: Why No IG’s at CIA, State or GAO?
• 15^thIssa Statement on Capping of Ruptured Well
• 15^thWere Minnesota Felons Registered to Vote by ACORN?
• 15^thIssa to Call for Subpoena Vote if Secretary Salazar Continues to Stonewall Oversight Committee’s MMS Investigation
• 14^thIssa Statement on White House Stimulus Jobs Claim
• 14^thVideo Release: "Oversight: It’s Our Job"
• 14^thIssa Amendment Fixes Flaws in Telecommuting Bill
• 13^thIssa Request Prompts SIGTARP to Initiate Audit of Treasury’s Hardest Hit Fund
• 12^thObama Administration Continues Down Path of Ignorance, Pressing Ahead with Job-Killing Moratorium
• 11^thIssa on Obama-Arizona Lawsuit: “Unacceptable” and “Misuse of the Supremacy Clause”
• 9^thIssa: New GAO Report Underscores Continuing Lack of So-Called Stimulus Transparency
• 6^thAs the Threat of Drug Cartels, Gangs and Human Trafficking Grows, Obama Responds By Filing a Lawsuit?
• 6^thLawmakers Call on Treasury to End Failing $75 billion Mortgage Modification Program
• 2^ndIssa on June Job Numbers: Irresponsible for Congress to Recess in August with So Many Out of Work
• 1^stWhat happened to OSC Investigation into White House Office of Political Affairs?
• 1^stReport: How the White House Public Relations Campaign on the Oil Spill is Harming the Actual Clean-Up

June 2010

• 29^thReadiness to Respond to Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
• 29^thInspector General Agrees to Issa Request to Initiate Inquiry into Possible Conflict-of-Interest with NLRB Member and SEIU
• 29^thStarbucksgate: Will Dems Investigate White House 2.0’s Mounting Tech Ethics Violations?
• 28^thPOGO Awards Issa with Good Government Award
• 28^thHouse Democrats Oppose Sestak-Romanoff Resolution of Inquiry
• 28^thPelosi Makes Desperate Plea to Supporters to Retain Majority in Order to Protect Administration from Oversight
• 24^thIssa Applauds 1,000,000 YouCut Votes to Curb Federal Spending
• 24^thIssa Presses Interior Department for Answers and Documents on Sand Berm Order and Drilling Moratorium
• 22^ndPursuing Moratorium Without Putting Forward a Plan to Replace and Retain Gulf Region Jobs is “Cold and Irresponsible”
• 21^stIssa Calls for Treasury to Appear at Thursday Hearing on HAMP
• 21^stRep. Issa Statement on Committee’s Investigation into Taliban Bribery Allegations
• 20^thIf White House Has Nothing to Hide and Did Nothing Wrong, Support Resolution of Inquiry on Sestak-Romanoff
• 20^thIssa Responds to Rahm’s Insights on Republicans’ Governing Philosophies
• 17^thBipartisan Amendment to Curtail Lobbying by Bailed Out Firms Defeated
• 17^thIssa Welcomes Rep. Shuster to Oversight Committee
• 16^thIssa: President Can Either Retain Gulf Region Jobs or Surrender Them Abroad
• 15^thPresident’s Address Tonight Should Focus on Gulf Job Crisis, Not Job-Killing Agenda
• 15^thGAO: Federal Agencies Struggle to Identify Federal Funds Awarded to ACORN
• 14^thStatement from Chairman Towns and Ranking Member Issa on the Committee Tour of the BP Oil Spill
• 14^thIssa to Obama: Hypocrisy no Excuse for Inaction
• 14^thObama Invents Fantasy Scenario to Excuse Inaction and Deflect Criticism
• 10^thIssa to GM: “Cease Any Further Document Destruction”
• 8^thIssa Refers Rahm Emanuel and Jim Messina to Office of Special Counsel for Violating the Hatch Act
• 5^thIssa Asks Obama: What are the Consequences for Emanuel and Messina…Unless You Condone What They Did?
• 4^thIssa Calls Out Hypocrisy of Invoking Bush Administration Defense on “Romastek”
• 4^thIssa Probes White House Office of Political Affairs
• 4^thGovernment Jobs Account for 95 Percent of May Job Increases
• 3^rdIssa Releases Coast Guard Documents That Shed New Light and Raise New Questions on the Obama Administration's Oil Spill Response
• 3^rdIssa Calls on White House to Detail All Efforts to Manipulate Elections
• 3^rdIssa Statement on White House-Romanoff Job Offers
• 2^ndIssa, Smith and Sensenbrenner Call on White House to Live Up to Pledge of Transparency and Release Sestak Investigation Docs

May 2010

• 28^thIssa, Smith and Judiciary Republicans Call for FBI Investigation in Sestak Scandal
• 28^thIssa Statement Regarding White House-Sestak Memorandum
• 27^thIssa Statement Following President Obama’s Press Conference
• 27^thIssa Statement on MMS Chief’s Resignation
• 27^thIssa Calls on Obama to Address Sestak-Job Offer at Today’s Press Conference
• 26^thSenate Judiciary Committee Republicans Call for Attorney General Holder to Appoint Special Prosecutor
• 25^thSchock Amendment: An Early Preview of How Democrats Will Attack Obama Line Item Veto Proposal and Defend Wasteful Spending?
• 25^thWhat They’re Saying in Pennsylvania About Sestak’s Job-Gate
• 25^thGAO Reports Lack of Data and Oversight on Interagency Contracts
• 24^thShould the White House End Stonewalling on Sestak-Job Offer…Sestak and DNC Chair Sure Think So
• 22^ndVideo Release: Honestly, They Both Can't Be Right, So Who Is Wrong?
• 21^stIssa Hits Geithner on Housing Foreclosure Program’s Lack of Transparency and Vulnerability to Fail
• 19^thIssa Questions GSA Lease Agreement with Mosque Linked to 9/11 and Fort Hood Attacks
• 19^thIssa: Did the Obama Administration Intercede to Help Facilitate Bailout of Chicago Bank?
• 19^thPresident Obama Calls to Congratulate Sestak – Wonder If That Job Offer Still Stands?
• 19^thAs Attorney General Dodges Questions, Moral Imperative Demands Sestak Set the Record Straight on WH Bribe Attempt
• 18^thThe American People Have Spoken – Price-Jordan YouCut Proposal Would Save Taxpayers Billions of Dollars
• 18^thIssa Essay on Financial Crisis Published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
• 18^thTreasury Report Highlights HAMP Failures
• 17^thNew York Federal Reserve Bank/AIG Bank Documents
• 14^thIssa Statement on President’s Remarks Regarding MMS
• 13^thIssa Releases Web Video Detailing Oil Safety Regulator’s Troubling Record
• 11^thIssa Statement on Interior Proposal to Split MMS
• 6^thIssa, Towns Ask FDA for Answers on Pediatric Medication Recall
• 6^thOversight Republicans Publish First Congressional Committee iPhone App
• 5^thTowns, Issa Announce Investigation into Recall of Popular Pediatric Medication
• 3^rdIssa to Investigate Regulators Responsible for Oversight of Offshore Drilling Activity

April 2010

• 30^thIs the EPA Really This Gullible?
• 29^thIssa & Jordan Assail General Motors’ Deceitful Tactics
• 29^thWho’s Right on Stimulus Job Creation?
• 28^thIssa Probes $394 million Broadway Bank Loss: Why did FDIC wait so long?
• 28^thHouse Unanimously Passes Issa Bill Addressing RNC’s Deceptive Census Mailer
• 26^thSEC IG Opens Investigation of Timing on Goldman Charges
• 23^rdSEC Inspector General to Launch Investigation on Timing of Goldman Sachs Filing
• 23^rdIssa Calls on SEC Inspector General to Launch Investigation
• 23^rdReps. Issa and Smith Call on Administration to Restore ACORN Funding Ban
• 22^ndDid Auto Bailout Quid Pro Quo Pave the Way for Emissions Agreement?
• 21^stIssa Applauds Appeals Court Decision to Temporarily Reinstate ACORN Funding Ban
• 21^stIssa Calls on Attorney General to Appoint Special Prosecutor to Probe White House-Sestak Job Offer
• 21^stIssa Calls on Attorney General to Appoint Special Prosecutor to Probe White House-Sestak Job Offer
• 21^stIssa Applauds Appeals Court Decision to Temporarily Reinstate ACORN Funding Ban
• 20^thOversight Committee Republicans Launch Investigation Examining SEC’s Independence
• 20^thOversight Committee Republicans Launch Investigation Examining SEC’s Independence
• 15^thIssa Demands Answers from Holder on Investigation of CIA Agent Photos Found in Guantanamo Detainee Cells
• 15^thIssa Demands Answers from Holder on Investigation of CIA Agent Photos Found in Guantanamo Detainee Cells
• 14^thGAO Report: Interior Department Still Falling Short on Oil & Natural Gas Collection Efforts
• 8^thIssa Queries White House on use of Gmail Account as Back Channel to Communicate with Lobbyists
• 7^thA Stolen Drive, Failed Polygraph and a Trip to Cuba?
• 1^stIssa Releases Investigative Report Finding ACORN Still Alive and Well
• 1^stOversight Committee Republicans Question Politicization of Delphi Bankruptcy Deal

March 2010

• 31^stPushed By Issa, New York Fed Releases New Information on Maiden Lane Portfolios
• 31^stNYFRB Continues to Obstruct Transparency – Issa Demands Details on Maiden Lane I
• 30^thIssa Writes to 75 IG’s Regarding Unimplemented Recommendations That Could Save Taxpayers $26 Billion
• 26^thAddressing Mortgage Foreclosures Must Include Plan to Address Fannie-Freddie
• 25^thIssa Calls for Fact-Based Oversight Hearing Examining Threats Against Members of Congress
• 24^thIssa, Quigley Announce Bipartisan Transparency Caucus
• 24^thSIGTARP Report Criticizes Treasury for Lack of Transparency and Questions Effectiveness of HAMP
• 24^thDemocrats Play Politics with GAO Comptroller Nomination
• 23^rdWhat’s In a Name? Reports of ACORN’s Demise Just Another Deceptive Act by Criminal Organization
• 22^ndOversight Republicans: Are You Ready for the Health Care Hangover?
• 22^ndIssa Probes White House Cover-Up of Sestak Job Offer
• 21^stI.G. Report Exposes Obama Administration’s Hypocrisy in Claiming Commitment to Reduce Health Care Costs?
• 19^thCongressman Darrell Issa Launches Investigation into Backroom Health Care Deals
• 19^thOversight Republicans Begin Probe of Special Interest Deals on Healthcare Bill
• 18^thStrange Health Care Bedfellows: Darrell Issa, First Lady Michelle Obama, Kathleen Sebelius and President Obama?
• 18^thNew IG Report Leads Issa to Question HHS’ Failure to Implement Recommendations to Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
• 17^thNewly Released Video Reveals Obama Support for Issa Bill
• 17^thIssa, Jordan blast Treasury Department on Misleading Mortgage Modifications Progress Report
• 12^thDOJ Refuses to Investigate ACORN
• 11^thIssa Applauds GOP Earmark Ban, Calls for Democrats to Follow Action
• 4^thTax Delinquency Double Standard: Dems Pull Tax Enforcement Bill Rather than Vote on Accountability Provisions for Federal Employees
• 3^rdIssa Urges LaHood to Establish Industry-Wide Solution to Address Unintended Acceleration
• 3^rdIs Bear Stearns the Next AIG?
• 2^ndIssa-Grassley Release New Documents Exposing Politicization of Inspector General Firing
• 1^stObama Administration Punting on Freddie-Fannie Until 2011

February 2010

• 25^thIssa Sets the Record Straight on Tort Reform
• 24^thRanking Member Issa Statement Following Toyota Hearing
• 22^ndIssa Criticizes Treasury for Attempt to Exclude Oversight by SIGTARP of Proposed Small Business Lending Fund
• 19^thReport: Midway through the 111th Congress Creating Accountability and Transparency under One-Party Rule
• 18^thIssa Exposes President Obama’s ACORN Connections at CPAC
• 18^thIssa Seeks Full Disclosure from Fed on AIG Bailout Cover-Up
• 18^thIssa Releases Report – Follow the Money: ACORN, SEIU and their Political Allies
• 18^thIssa Calls for Adio Toyoda to Testify Before Oversight Committee
• 17^thIssa and Jordan Question Treasury’s Attempt to Hide Housing Program’s Failure
• 17^thIssa-Towns Ask Insurance Companies for Sudden Unintended Acceleration Complaints and Reports
• 16^thNSF Should Review Stimulus Grants to Scientist Involved in E-Mail Scandal
• 11^thIssa Writes to Towns and Toyoda on Oversight Hearing
• 10^thIssa to Invite Akio Toyoda to Bipartisan-Bicameral Meetings and to Oversight Committee Hearing
• 8^thIssa Asks Towns to Invite Bush Administration Officials to Testify at Toyota Hearing
• 8^thFirst Question for President Obama: Did You Lie About Moving Forward on Malpractice Reform
• 6^thIssa Wants Bush Administration Officials to Testify at Wednesday’s Toyota Hearing
• 5^thTowns, Issa Seek Information from State Department on the Failed Christmas Day Terror Attack
• 4^thIssa to Holder: Produce Documents that Led to Your Decision to Try KSM in New York
• 3^rdIssa Praises Penn State University Finding in Investigation of Key ‘Climategate’ Scientist
• 2^ndHHS to Issa – Tort Reform Not a Priority?
• 1^stSIGTARP Report a Cautionary Tale for the Obama Administration and Congress
• 1^stIt’s the Report EVERY Member of Congress Should Read

January 2010

• 27^thIssa: AIG Investigation Just Getting Started
• 26^thOversight Republicans Release Report on AIG Backdoor Bailout and Fed Cover Up
• 24^thRetreat on Counting Stimulus ‘Created or Saved’ Confuses White House Advisors who Cite Different and Unreliable Estimates
• 20^thIssa: New York Fed Should Comply with Subpoena or Be Held in Contempt
• 19^thFed to Provide Disclosure on AIG to GAO – What About the Congress?
• 15^thIssa: AIG Investigation Should Expand to Include Subpoena of Treasury/Fed Documents and Paulson-Bernanke Affidavit
• 14^thEPA Job Killing Quest Won’t Pause to Evaluate Corrupted Science or Even to Respond to Congressional Inquiries
• 14^thOversight Republicans Demand Answers on GM-Delphi Union Pension Deal
• 14^thIssa Sponsors Bi-Partisan Legislation to Immediately Appoint Inspector General for FHFA
• 13^thRep. Issa: It’s Not Too Late To Change Approach on Health Care Takeover Bills
• 13^thOversight Committee Subpoenas AIG Documents
• 13^thIssa Statement on CEA Report on Stimulus
• 12^thFed Orders SIGTARP Not to Release AIG Documents
• 11^thIssa Raises Questions to Devaney on White House’s Stealthy December Announcement to Change Reporting Requirements
• 8^thConfusion and Distortion on Towns’ Terror Hearing Announcement Raise Concerns
• 8^thIs President Obama Moving to Kill Congressional Oversight on Christmas Day Terrorist Attempt?
• 8^thBREAKING: Towns Joins Issa Investigation into AIG Counter-Party Deal
• 8^thVoluntarily or Through a Subpoena, Issa and McHenry Call on Towns to Bring Geithner Before Oversight Committee
• 7^thOversight Republicans Challenge Towns Ability to Lead Committee
• 5^thIssa to Obama: “Our National and Homeland Security must Supersede the Politics of the Moment.”
• 5^thIssa Calls on Towns for Bipartisan Oversight of FHA
• 4^thIssa Calls for Oversight Committee to Probe ‘Systemic Failure’ of Homeland Security and Intelligence Stove-Piping
• 4^thIG-Less Fannie-Freddie has Become an Arm of the Treasury
• 4^thNo IG, No Problem, Obama Administration Lifts Cap on Fannie/Freddie
• 4^thFallen Heroes Family Act Makes Visas Available to Foreign Parents of Fallen U.S. Servicemembers

December 2009

• 22^ndDespite White House’s Stonewalling, Issa Presses Former Michelle Obama Chief of Staff Norris for Answers
• 18^thOversight Republicans Release Video Questioning President Obama’s Commitment to Afghanistan Strategy
• 17^thDOJ Files Papers to Urge Reversal of ACORN Funding Ruling
• 17^thIssa: GOP Will Fight to Block Job-Killing Obama EPA “Endangerment” Ruling
• 16^thOversight Republicans Challenge Constitutionality of President Obama’s Plan to Re-Direct TARP Funds
• 16^thDéjà Vu: Democrats Unveil $75 Billion Spending Plan
• 14^thSmith, Issa Demand Attorney General Appeal ACORN Ruling
• 14^thStatement of Ranking Member Darrell Issa: Consideration of S. 303 – Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
• 14^thWhite House Staff Cut Short Interview Regarding Conflicting Statements Made About Firing of Inspector General
• 14^thIssa: Administration Should Vigorously Defend De-Funding of ACORN?
• 11^thDelaware State Public Integrity Commission Confirms Illegal Lobbying by ACORN
• 11^thClinton-Appointed Judge Imposes Injunction on Congressional Ban on ACORN Funding
• 10^thIssa-Towns Government Transparency Information Bill Moves Forward
• 9^thIssa Calls on President Obama to Clarify “Command and Control” Threat
• 8^thTARP: The Taxpayer Asset Redirection Program?
• 7^thEPA Endangerment Finding – Why the Rush? What’s to Hide?
• 7^thShocking? Report Paid for by ACORN Exonerates Them
• 7^thIssa on Climategate: “It’s very clear that an inconvenient truth has been replaced by a convenient lie – we’d like to get to the bottom of the lie.”
• 7^thAs Climate Conference in Copenhagen Approaches, President Obama Should Abandon Any Plans for Binding U.S. Commitment
• 4^thU.N. to Investigate Climategate While Obama Administration Turns Blind Eye to Corrupted Science
• 3^rdGOP Oversight Members Call for Committee to Conduct Bipartisan Investigation into Climate Change E-mails
• 2^ndIssa Statement Following Secret Service Briefing
• 2^ndHouse and Senate GOP Leaders Call for Withdrawal of EPA Endangerment Finding, Other Rules Based on Dubious Science Exposed by E-mails
• 2^ndBureau of Engraving and Printing Cancels Plan to give $75 Gift Cards to Employees who Return Office Property
• 2^ndIssa Expresses Concern Over President Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy
• 1^stBoehner, Issa Respond to Biden’s Decision to Keep Citing Discredited “Saved or Created” Jobs Figure
• 1^stCBO Report Provides Little Comfort for Unemployed
• 1^stHas Printing Money Gone to their Heads? Issa Probes Outrageous Bureau of Engraving and Printing plan: $75 Gift Cards to Employees who Return Office Property

November 2009

• 30^thMedia Advisory: Oversight and Judiciary Committee Republicans to Hold Joint ACORN Forum
• 24^thIssa-Boehner Letter Calls for Administration to Suspend Use of Inaccurate Jobs “Created or Saved” Numbers
• 23^rdOversight Republicans Release New Video on Economy
• 20^thHouse-Senate Report on IG Firing: Did White House Lawyers and D.C. Public Schools Chief Act to Cover-up Sexual Misconduct with Students by Sacramento Mayor?
• 20^thHouse-Senate Report on IG Firing: Did White House Lawyers and D.C. Public Schools Chief Act to Cover-up Sexual Misconduct with Students by Sacramento Mayor?
• 19^thChief Stimulus Watchdog Disowns Administration’s Jobs “Saved or Created” Numbers
• 18^thRep. Kennedy Repeatedly Says ‘Bigotry’ Behind Democratic and GOP Support for Amendments to Protect Defense of Marriage Act, Prohibit Benefits for Illegal Aliens
• 18^thRecovery Board Chairman on Jobs Figures: “I am not able to make this certification…”
• 17^thWATCH: FOX News Reports on Obama Administration Censorship of EPA Employees on Cap-and-Trade
• 17^thIssa Calls for Asterisk Warning Visitors on Recovery.Gov
• 17^thSIGTARP Report Confirms Back-Door Bailout for Counterparties
• 16^thIssa Calls on President Obama to Immediately Appoint Inspector General for FHFA
• 16^thIssa Accuses Towns of Misleading Republicans
• 13^thWATCH Whistleblowers’ YouTube Video and Fight the Obama EPA’s Efforts to Silence to Dissenting Opinions on Climate Change Legislation
• 13^thEPA Censorship of YouTube Video Raises New Questions about Administration’s Suppression of Science
• 11^thFannie-Freddie Inspector General Stripped of Authority
• 9^thHealth Care Costs will Rise Unless We Have Tort Reform
• 9^thDemocrats Health Care Reform Tried and Failed: Haven’t We Learned from the Mistakes of the Past?
• 9^thIssa Statement on Passage of Flawed Health Care Bill
• 6^th120 Days Overdue – Mr. President where is your National Security Plan?
• 6^thUnemployment Breaks 10% Barrier - Oversight Republicans Release Video Asking “Where are the Jobs?”
• 6^thFacts Defy Rhetoric – Unemployment Reaches 10.2 Percent Nationwide
• 4^thIssa, Bachus Request Information on Financial Health of FHA
• 4^thCould Federal Employees Be Forced into the Public Option?
• 2^ndInvestment? What Investment...GAO Reports Taxpayers "Unlikely to Recover" Auto-Bailout "Investment"

October 2009

• 30^thIssa Questions FRBNY and AIG on Back-Door Bailout
• 30^thIssa, Chaffetz Call for Committee Probe of D.C. AIDS Program Abuses
• 29^thHealth Care Held Hostage by House Democrats
• 29^thHealth Care Held Hostage by House Democrats
• 24^thChairman Towns Issues Subpoena to Bank of America for Countrywide Documents
• 24^thIssa-Towns Reach Agreement on Countrywide Subpoena
• 15^thFacing Countrywide VIP Vote, Committee Democrats Abandon Mark-up
• 15^thReport & Video Sound Alarm on ‘reckless and job killing’ Climate Change Initiatives
• 8^thIssa Statement on Expansion of Rangel-Ethics Probe, Reiterates Call for Rangel to Release Full Tax History
• 8^thOversight Republicans Launch New Website to Highlight Oversight Efforts
• 8^thIssa Welcomes Rep. Cao to Oversight Committee
• 7^thFEMA Suspends ACORN Grant - Issa, Collins Call for Immediate Review of DHS Grants to ACORN
• 6^thIssa Responds to Bertha Lewis Charge that ACORN the Victim of Republican McCarthyism
• 5^thSIGTARP Report Confirms Conclusions from Oversight Committee Investigation

September 2009

• 30^thSenate Cap & Trade Proposal Will Cost Americans Jobs
• 30^thIssa Confronts Towns on Countrywide VIP – Challenges Him to Hold Vote to Issue Subpoena
• 28^thReport: House Oversight Committee Minority Holding Administration Accountable for Promises on Transparency
• 28^thIssa to Bank of America: What Happened to the Tapes?
• 25^thBachus, Issa, Smith Request Information Regarding Funding Of ACORN Activity
• 24^thTreasury IG Agrees to Request by Issa and Collins to Conduct a Review of ACORN
• 24^thIssa, Collins Call on Inspectors General to Investigate ACORN Spending and Management of Federal Dollars
• 23^rdIRS Cuts Ties with ACORN
• 23^rdIssa Calls on Towns, Conyers to Hold ACORN Hearings
• 22^ndWhite House Pay-for-Play with NEA Funding?
• 22^ndACORN Announces Internal Investigator – Haven’t We Been Down This Road Before?
• 17^thHouse Adopts Issa Motion to Defund ACORN
• 17^thCollins, Issa Call on Inspectors General to Investigate ACORN Spending of Federal Funds
• 16^thIssa, Smith Call on White House to Disclose “Vetting” Information on Czars
• 15^thIssa Sponsors Legislation to Defund ACORN
• 15^thIssa to Congress: “We Still Don’t Get It”
• 15^thEPA Reorganization Renews Concerns about Suppression of Opposing Views
• 11^thIssa Applauds Census Decision to Terminate Relationship with ACORN
• 10^thAdministration’s Jobs “Saved or Created” Figures Deceptive and Self-Serving
• 9^thIssa Statement on President’s Health Care Address to Congress
• 8^thVideo Release: Put Kids First and Reauthorize the DC Voucher Program
• 3^rdAIG Arbitration Decision Winds Down Give-Away of Taxpayer Dollars to Trial Lawyers
• 1^stRep. Issa: AIG Arbitration Decision Winds Down Give-Away of Taxpayer Dollars to Trial Lawyers

August 2009

• 31^stIssa, Bachus Call for Audit of AIG Trust
• 26^thIssa Investigates CBP Stimulus Funding
• 25^thIssa: Budget Review Removes Obama’s Fig Leaf of Fiscal Rectitude
• 13^thRep. Issa Expands ACORN Investigation
• 12^thInspector General Report Details More Stimulus Waste
• 7^thSenate Ethics Decision on Countrywide Should Clear Way for Subpoena to Bank of America
• 7^thRep. Issa Statement on Wall Street Journal Countrywide VIP Story
• 3^rdIssa Statement on Bank of America-Merrill Lynch SEC Charges and Settlement

July 2009

• 29^thChairman Towns, Ranking Member Issa Call for Replacement of Amtrak’s ‘Interim’ IG
• 23^rdReal Reform Must Protect Consumers, Strengthen Oversight and Reform Fannie/Freddie
• 23^rdIssa Statement on President's Response to SIGTARP Report Question
• 22^ndIssa Questions General Motors on Inappropriate Political Interference in Business Decisions
• 21^stWill Treasury Answer for Lack of TARP Transparency?
• 15^thRep. Issa Renews Demand for Probe of Administration’s Suppression of Dissent in Cap & Trade Debate
• 15^thRepublicans Announce Appointments to the 9/11-Style Financial Crisis Commission
• 9^thIssa on CIA Controversy: “The whole question of lying to Congress is serious enough that it should always be investigated and taken seriously.”
• 2^ndIssa, Boehner and McKeon Introduce Reauthorization of D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program

June 2009

• 26^thRep. Issa Opposes ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Energy Tax
• 25^thBank of America/Federal Reserve: Who Is Telling the Truth?
• 24^thBank of America Ready to Turn Over ‘Countrywide VIP’ Documents if Majority Will Issue Subpoena
• 23^rdIssa Weighs-in on Administration’s Roll-back of Union Transparency Requirements
• 19^thAIG Investigation Must Move Forward Without Interference from Treasury
• 18^thIssa Presses U.S. Attorney on White House Dismissal of AmeriCorps IG
• 17^thOverhaul Proposal Ignores Federal Role in Causing Financial Crisis, Abuses of Government Power in Bailouts
• 16^thIssa Statement on the Majority’s Decision to Recess the House Abandoning an Open Legislative Process
• 16^thIssa Probes White House Pressure on U.S. Attorney in Dismissal of AmeriCorps IG
• 15^thRep. Issa Releases Exclusive Video of President Reagan’s Statue Ceremony
• 12^thTen GOP Ranking Members Request EPA Extension on Endangerment Finding
• 12^thOversight Committee Republicans Ask President to Explain Methodology of Jobs ‘Created and Saved’ Claims
• 11^thOversight Committee Republicans Scrutinize President’s ‘Jobs Saved’ Claim
• 11^thRanking Members Issa, Sensenbrenner Demand Joint Committee Probe on Carbon Emissions ‘Vow of Silence’
• 10^thHouse GOP Introduces American Energy Act
• 9^thHouse Oversight and Government Reform Committee Subpoenas Federal Reserve for BofA-Merrill Lynch Documents
• 8^thStimulus Spending Spree Continues – Whatever Happened to Oversight and Transparency?
• 4^thIssa Amendment to Paid Parental Leave Act Relieves Taxpayers of New Cost Burden - Vote Likely Today
• 4^thInvestigation Examines Why Chrysler Hid $35 million Offer to Buy “Viper” Automotive Line From Bankruptcy Court
• 3^rdIssa Questions Transparency in Chrysler Dealings

May 2009

• 21^stIssa, Boehner and McKeon Introduce Reauthorization of D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
• 21^stIssa to FAA: Furnish Documents on John Murtha Airport Decision
• 21^stTowns, Issa Postpone Hearing on the Future of the V-22 Osprey
• 20^thIssa Calls on FBI Director Mueller to Investigate Allegations that CIA Lied to Members of Congress
• 19^thSecurity Breach Results in Potential Theft of Sensitive Clinton Administration Archives
• 18^thBipartisan Smart Contracting Caucus to Host Tuesday Panel Discussion on Federal Acquisition Workforce
• 15^thIssa Commends Census Bureau Nominee for Ruling Out Sampling
• 14^thAdministration’s Dismissal of Advice from Career Civil Servant Raises Questions About Politicization of Regulatory Process
• 14^thIssa Introduces Legislation to Create Real Transparency On Government Bailouts
• 13^thIssa: Budget Should Include Taxpayer Bailout Risk
• 6^thHouse Passes Measure to Create Panel to Investigate Financial Crisis
• 5^thIssa, Smith Criticize Administration’s Use of ‘Chicago-style’ Tactics to Force Chrysler Deal
• 4^thIssa Statement on House-Senate Agreement to Pass Legislation to Form a 9/11 Commission to Examine Financial Crisis
• 1^stIssa Blasts ICE Guidelines on Workplace Enforcement

April 2009

• 29^thIssa Questions White House on Panic-Inducing Manhattan Photo-Op
• 29^thIssa Statement on Cuba Policy Subcommittee Hearing
• 29^thDid Administration Delay Release of Report Detailing Successes of DC Voucher Program?
• 28^thGOP Census Task Force Questions Backdoor Hiring of Clinton Census Director
• 27^thIssa, Towns Challenge OSHA to Rectify Workplace Safety Enforcement Failures
• 23^rdIssa Encourages House to Follow Senate and Pass Legislation to Create an Independent and Bipartisan Commission to Examine Financial Crisis
• 21^stCommitment to track ‘Every Dollar’ of Stimulus Not Found In Administration’s Guidelines for Funds
• 17^thEPA Endangerment Finding Fuels Damaging Economic Uncertainty
• 16^thIssa Asks Federal Inspectors General: When Should Taxpayers Expect Implementation of Recommendations?
• 9^thIssa Calls on Towns to Use the Committee’s Subpoena Power to Get TARP Answers from Treasury
• 8^thJustice Department Ignores Office of Legal Counsel, Politicizes D.C. Voting Rights Bill
• 8^thNew TARP Report Underscores Need to Value Toxic-Assets Properly and Institute Transparency
• 7^thLack of Transparency in Administration’s Toxic-Asset Purchase Program Raises Key Conflict-of-Interest Questions
• 6^thIssa Calls on Towns to Hold Hearing on Reauthorization of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
• 3^rdTowns-Bachus-Frank Squabble Underscores Need for 9/11 Commission to Examine Financial Crisis
• 2^ndIssa Statement on Selection of Sampling Advocate to Head Census

March 2009

• 30^thIssa Statement on Future Solvency of American Auto Industry
• 26^thConflicting Statements by Military, White House on Preparations for North Korean Launch Raise Questions
• 25^thIssa Demands that AIG Hearing Include AIG CEO, Obama Administration Official
• 24^thEPA Emissions Ruling Weakens Small Businesses
• 18^thIssa: “Secretary Geithner either didn’t know about the bonuses, and was grossly negligent, or he did know and failed to bring this to the President’s attention.”
• 17^thWhat About the Next AIG?
• 17^thWhite House Goes from Confident to Clueless on Bailout Dollars
• 17^thIssa to White House: When did you learn of AIG Bonuses?
• 13^thOversight Hearing Scheduled to Question Stimulus Waste
• 12^thMore Questions Than Answers Regarding Recovery.Gov
• 12^thIssa Calls on Committee to Cease Double Standard on Perjury and Obstruction of Justice Investigations
• 11^thOversight Republicans Criticize Treasury for Failing on Promises of Transparency
• 5^thIssa Calls on EPA to Deny CA-Waiver Request
• 4^thIssa Probes Conflict Between Countrywide VIP Program Documents, Sworn Testimony of Former Fannie Mae CEO
• 4^thWhile Tripling Deficit, Obama Continues to Talk Fiscal Responsibility

February 2009

• 26^thIssa Calls on Administration to use Available Technology, Training to Prevent Mistakes in GSA Blacklist of Troubled Contractors
• 26^thRanking Member Issa Named to House-Senate Fiscal Responsibility Group
• 26^thMcHenry: What is Locke’s Position on Census?
• 25^thIssa Statement on President Obama’s Address to Congress
• 25^thRanking Member Issa Calls on Administration to Abandon Plans to Politicize Census
• 23^rdFiscal Responsibility Not Possible Without Addressing Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Mismanagement
• 20^thWhite House Fiscal Responsibility Summit an Opportunity to Produce Solutions, Not Just Rhetoric
• 19^thRanking Member Issa Calls on Inspectors General to Take Immediate Preemptive Action to Avoid Stimulus Waste
• 19^thRanking Member Issa Calls on White House to Clarify E-Mail Archiving Policy
• 17^thRanking Member Issa Calls for Rigorous Oversight of “Stimulus” Funds
• 13^thIssa Protests Congress’ Failure to Limit Spending, Votes ‘No’ on Stimulus
• 12^thHouse Republicans Call on White House to Abandon Census Power Grab
• 12^thCongressman Flake Calls for Better Tracking of Weapons Going Into Afghanistan
• 12^thRanking Member Issa Statement on Senator Gregg’s Decision to Withdraw as Nominee for Secretary of Commerce
• 5^thObama Administration’s Power Grab to Politicize Census Met with Fierce Opposition by Issa and McHenry
• 4^thConyers, Issa Introduce Bipartisan Performance Rights Legislation
• 4^thRep. Issa Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members
• 3^rdReported Conflict-of-Interest Prompts Ranking Member Issa to Call for DTV Vote Delay and Full Disclosure of Industry Insider’s Involvement in Crafting Policy

January 2009

• 28^thIssa Votes Against ‘Leave No Government Program Behind’ Trillion Dollar Stimulus
• 26^thLobbying, Political Organizations Await Stimulus Package Bailout
• 26^thStimulus Proposal Must Protect Independent IG Oversight
• 22^ndPresident Obama Must Be Active Partner in Effort to Reform Government
• 21^stIssa Calls "Stimulus" Package an "$825 Billion Earmark"
• 15^thIssa Renews Effort to Create Bipartisan Commission on Financial Crissis as Congress Considers TARP II
• 14^thIssa Statement on SCHIP Expansion Proposal
• 12^thOversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans Announce Key Staff
• 9^thRanking Member Issa Welcomes New Republican Members to Oversight and Government Reform Committee
• 6^thRanking Member Issa Responds to Majority Staff Report on Unimplemented IG Recommendations