Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]

Clemens’ lawyers wants a Congressman to take the stand

2012-06-03T18:27:03Z

Congressman Darrell Issa is now the chairman of the committee before which Roger Clemens appeared and allegedly perjured himself and which referred his testimony to prosecutors. Issa wasn’t the chairman at the time, however. And at the time ...

Go to article

Remember When the National Media Despised Recall Elections? California in 2003

2012-06-03T04:58:10Z

They noted among "contenders already angling furiously" for the governor's seat is "the loose cannon Rep. Darrell Issa, who bankrolled the recall drive." Other reporters have also signaled their distaste for the "right-wing" recall: U.S. News ...

Go to article

Another Congressman Joins in Calling for Holder Contempt Proceedings

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...has demonstrably failed to comply with all 22 parts of a congressional subpoena that House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa served him last October. With respect to 13 of the subpoena’s categories, Holder has provided no documents. He is

Go to article

Examiner Editorial: Obama's Interior Department stalls clean energy query

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...well as favorable loans and federal land-use deals provided to certain corporations,” wrote Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., in a letter to Obama’s Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last week. “It is suggestive and troubli

Go to article

Clemens defense wants lawmaker to testify

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held the 2008 hearing that led to the perjury trial of Roger Clemens , Rep. Darrell Issa told a reporter, "This was all about entrapping Roger Clemens."Clemens' attorney, Rusty Hardin , now wants to br

Go to article

Another congressman joins Fast and Furious charge against Holder as contempt proceedings loom on horizon

2012-06-02T15:50:45Z

Holder has demonstrably failed to comply with all 22 parts of a congressional subpoena that House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa served him last October. With respect to 13 of the subpoena’s categories, Holder has provided no documents.

Go to article

Congress probes more questionable spending by GSA employees

2012-06-02T14:24:51Z

The purported spending and the four-page letter from GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, requesting more information was reported first by The Washington Post. The discovery follows the ...

Go to article

Congress probes more questionable spending by GSA employees

2012-06-02T13:34:45Z

The purported spending and a letter from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, requesting more information was reported first by The Washington Post. The discovery follows the scandal that ...

Go to article

2nd UPDATE: Labor, Media Executives To Testify At June 6 Panel Hearing

2012-06-02T10:07:09Z

Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, had called on Solis to testify at the hearing to be held June 6, but Solis declined the invitation. It isn't unusual for senior government ...

Go to article

Romney low profile on Fast and Furious a retreat from NRA speech

2012-06-02T10:00:00Z

Boyle reported. “In early April at the NRA convention Romney repeated that call…” “I applaud Congressman [Darrell] Issa and Senator [Chuck] Grassley for their work in exposing the Fast and Furious scandal,” Romney proclaimed to an ...

Go to article

Congress Probes Spending by GSA Staff

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...spending and promoting government efficiency," the statement also reads. The purported spending and a letter from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, requesting more information was reported

Go to article

Roger Clemens’s defense wants to force lawmaker to take stand at perjury trial

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...when U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton hears arguments from Clemens’s attorneys, who are seeking to force Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to take the witness stand. Known on Capitol Hill for wielding his own subpoena power, Issa is fighting a subpoena

Go to article

UPDATE: Labor, Media Executives To Testify At June 6 Panel Hearing

2012-06-01T19:12:22Z

UPDATE: Labor, Media Executives To Testify At June 6 Panel Hearing

2012-06-01T16:56:22Z

Embattled U.S. Postal Service gets help from rural America

2012-06-01T15:08:59Z

"One of the worst things a member of Congress has to endure is an onslaught of protest from people who don't want their postal facility to close," said Representative Dennis ... Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa. "We've got to go address small ...

Go to article

Darrell Issa Seeks Delay On Eisenhower Memorial Design Approval (PHOTOS)

2012-06-01T13:28:46Z

Eisenhower Memorial near the National Mall in Washington. California Rep. Darrell Issa sent a letter Thursday to the Eisenhower Memorial Commission saying more questions must be answered about the design process for the memorial before it's approved.

Go to article

Top California Republicans supporting Cook in 8th CD.

2012-06-01T13:14:27Z

Colonel Cook has also been endorsed by Governor Pete Wilson, Congressman Darrell Issa, Congressman Jeff Denham, and Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack, who also serves as his campaign co-chair. Conway stated, “Colonel Cook has been a champion for ...

Go to article

Darrell Issa Seeks Delay On Eisenhower Memorial Design Approval (PHOTOS)

2012-06-01T12:52:59Z

Senior House Republican Wants Delay on Eisenhower Memorial

2012-06-01T12:31:30Z

The AP reports that Rep. Darrell Issa, who chairs the House Oversight Committee and sits on the National Capital Planning Commission, which would have to give the memorial final approval, said yesterday that he'd like to see a delay in the planning process

Go to article

Lawmaker seeks delay on Eisenhower Memorial in DC

2012-06-01T11:19:55Z