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Issa Votes Against ‘Leave No Government Program Behind’ Trillion Dollar Stimulus
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Washington, DC – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today voted against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s so-called ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’ calling it nothing more than a $1.1 trillion earmark designed to expand government on the backs of the American taxpayers using money we do not have.
Lobbying, Political Organizations Await Stimulus Package Bailout
Monday, January 26, 2009
WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today expressed concern regarding the exclusion of good government provisions in the proposed Pelosi-Obey stimulus package including a failure to prohibit use of economic stimulus funds for lobbying or political activities.
Stimulus Proposal Must Protect Independent IG Oversight
Monday, January 26, 2009
WASHINGTON D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today objected to provisions in the Pelosi-Obey stimulus package threatening the independent oversight conducted by Department and Agency Inspectors General.
President Obama Must Be Active Partner in Effort to Reform Government
GAO High Risk List Targets Financial Regulatory System, FDA and EPA
Thursday, January 22, 2009
WASHINGTON. D.C. – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) and other House and Senate oversight leaders today unveiled the high-risk program list for 2009. The high-risk list identifies 30 programs that are highly susceptible to waste, fraud, or mismanagement and can serve as a blueprint for Congressional oversight of troubled federal programs in the 111th Congress. The new additions to the High-Risk List center on the outdated U.S. financial regulatory system, FDA oversight of medical products and EPA’s processes for assessing and controlling toxic chemicals.
Issa Calls "Stimulus" Package an "$825 Billion Earmark"
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
WASHINGTON. D.C. –House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today criticized the proposed Pelosi-Obey $825 billion economic “stimulus” package characterizing it as an $825 billion earmark that will do little but expand the federal government at the expense of prolonging the current economic recession. More than 40 percent of spending in the proposed bill is for expanding current programs or creating new ones.
