House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has refused to disclose publicly how many investigators he has hired so far, despite his own statements pledging greater oversight of the Obama administration. The refusal to disclose comes as a surprise to those familiar with Issa's remarks on the need for transparency in government, because it effectively limits the public's knowledge of the progress on Issa's efforts to ramp up oversight.
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Just as fresh blood is reinvigorating the House GOP rank and file, there will be new energy in the leadership, too.
Even though Republicans were out of power for just four years, the old GOP committee chairmen haven't come back to reclaim their old spots; nearly all the lawmakers who are taking over committees have never held the chairman's gavel before.
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Recent revisions to a Government Accountability Office report on for-profit colleges have raised questions about the GAO’s objectivity and credibility. Now, a bipartisan group of six members of Congress has asked that those questions be answered.
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Why is the federal General Services Administration, the government’s purchasing agent and landlord, sending millions of tax dollars to unions?
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By Dan Walters
11/18/10 8:56 AM
Republican control of the House of Representatives will adversely affect Democratic members from California and, of course, benefit the state’s GOP contingent.
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In a conference call with reporters following GOP Leader John Boehner’s, R-Ohio, remarks at the National Republican Campaign Committee victory celebration , Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., laid out his agenda for when he assumes the chairmanship of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, including reforming earmarks and investigating President Obama’s reliance on unconfirmed “czars” to run important functions of government.
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Just when you thought that the Securities and Exchange Commission was going to get away with being exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests after the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill was passed, President Obama has yanked the leash.
From the White House, among the bills Obama signed today is:
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Just when you thought that the Securities and Exchange Commission was going to get away with being exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests after the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill was passed, President Obama has yanked the leash.
From the White House, among the bills Obama signed today is:
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Congress has voted to repeal of a provision in the financial reform bill that would have eliminated transparency for the government’s perenially troubled financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bill got unanimous approval in the Senate. President Obama has not yet spoken about whether he will sign the bill.
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