Rep. Darrell Issa

Republican  •  49th District, California  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 2001
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06/03/12
Clemens’ lawyers wants a Congressman to take the stand

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 ...

Source: NBC Sports
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06/03/12
Remember When the National Media Despised Recall Elections? California in 2003

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 ...

Source: News Busters
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06/03/12
Another Congressman Joins in Calling for Holder Contempt Proceedings

...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

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06/03/12
Examiner Editorial: Obama's Interior Department stalls clean energy query

...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

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06/03/12
Clemens defense wants lawmaker to testify

...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

Source: Newsday
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06/02/12
Another congressman joins Fast and Furious charge against Holder as contempt proceedings loom on horizon

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.

Source: Daily Caller
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06/02/12
Congress probes more questionable spending by GSA employees

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 ...

Source: FOX News
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06/02/12
Congress probes more questionable spending by GSA employees

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 ...

Source: New York Post
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06/02/12
2nd UPDATE: Labor, Media Executives To Testify At June 6 Panel Hearing

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 ...

Source: Smart Money
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06/02/12
Romney low profile on Fast and Furious a retreat from NRA speech

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 ...

Source: Examiner
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06/02/12
Congress Probes Spending by GSA Staff

...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

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06/02/12
Roger Clemens’s defense wants to force lawmaker to take stand at perjury trial

...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

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06/01/12
UPDATE: Labor, Media Executives To Testify At June 6 Panel Hearing

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 ...

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06/01/12
UPDATE: Labor, Media Executives To Testify At June 6 Panel Hearing

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 ...

Source: Smart Money
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06/01/12
Embattled U.S. Postal Service gets help from rural America

"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 ...

Source: msnbc.com
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06/01/12
Darrell Issa Seeks Delay On Eisenhower Memorial Design Approval (PHOTOS)

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.

Source: Huffington Post
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06/01/12
Top California Republicans supporting Cook in 8th CD.

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 ...

Source: Highland Community News
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06/01/12
Darrell Issa Seeks Delay On Eisenhower Memorial Design Approval (PHOTOS)

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.

Source: Huffington Post
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06/01/12
Senior House Republican Wants Delay on Eisenhower Memorial

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

Source: DCist.com
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06/01/12
Lawmaker seeks delay on Eisenhower Memorial in DC

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.

Source: msnbc.com
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06/01/12
Nitrogen limit hearing set in Exeter

Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., will be among the congressmen in attendance. The hearing will include testimony from five people, four from the Great Bay Coalition communities fighting the ...

Source: Seacoast Online
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06/01/12
Eisenhower Memorial Commission moves forward despite calls for delay

...on June 6, the anniversary of D-Day," according to the e-mail dated May 29. House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa asked the commission to delay any decision until a review has been completed by the General Services Administration's Design

Source: CNN
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06/01/12
Lawmaker seeks delay on Eisenhower Memorial in DC

...for further delay in approving the planned Dwight D. 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 des

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06/01/12
Rep. Issa of Calif. in NH on Monday

...to hold a hearing on environmental regulations and their impact on Great Bay, U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., announced. Rep. Darrell Issa will hold a field hearing at 9 a.m. Monday at the Exeter town office building. It is titled “EPA Overreach and t

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06/01/12
Darrell Issa Seeks Delay On Eisenhower Memorial Design Approval (PHOTOS)

...for further delay in approving the planned Dwight D. 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 des

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05/31/12
Rep. Jim Moran joins Eisenhower family’s effort to halt memorial design

Dan Lungren, Aaron Schock and Frank Wolf. In late February, House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa demanded documents detailing the commission’s design-selection process. And The Washington Post reported Thursday that Issa had ...

Source: Daily Caller
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05/31/12
Rep. Issa of Calif. in NH on Monday

Frank Guinta, R-N.H., announced. Rep. Darrell Issa will hold a field hearing at 9 a.m. Monday at the Exeter town office building. It is titled “EPA Overreach and the Impact on New Hampshire Communities.” Guinta said the hearing will examine ...

Source: Union Leader
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05/31/12
Federal Repeal of the Constitutional Right to Self Govern

202-226-1012 Congressman Darrell Issa D-CA. 49th dist. http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=597&Itemid=73 Washington contact: 202-225-3906 Fax. 202-225-3303 Congressman Jared Polis D-Colorado 2nd dist. https ...

Source: RedState
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05/31/12
Mitt’s Massachusetts (The Note)

“Rubio is carving a space out for himself as a champion of the Internet and is on the leading edge, along with Rep. Darrell Issa, of a new wave of Republican leadership on issues like Internet privacy and regulation,” Miller reported. “The ...

Source: ABC News
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05/31/12
Congressional committee head to chair hearing over EPA mandate for Great Bay communities

EXETER — Congressman Frank Guinta ... the Nowak Room of the Town Office Building located on 10 Front St., is being held by Chairman Darrell Issa of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The topic of the hearing will center ...

Source: Fosters Daily Democrat
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