Tag: Darrell Issa

According to a Republican congressional report, five ATF officials share the blame for Operation Fast and Furious. These include former head of the ATF Kenneth Melson, special agent in charge in Phoenix Bill Newell, Deputy Assistant Director William McMahon, Assistant

Regulation has become our government’s national pastime. In yet another example of how bad policy and regulation drowns out common sense, the U.S. Green Business Council (USGBC) wants to change the government’s environmental design program, with a result that limits

In the wonderful movie, The Sandlot, the most stinging indictment of any baseball player in the pre-Feminist era was hurled by The Great Hambino at a member of an opposing team: “You play ball like a girl!” If only the Great

(AP) Report: Countrywide won influence with discountsLARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former Countrywide Financial Corp., whose subprime loans helped start the nation’s foreclosure crisis, made hundreds of discount loans to buy influence with members of Congress, congressional staff, top government officials and

(AP) AG says GOP using him as ‘proxy’ to attack ObamaWASHINGTONAttorney General Eric Holder is charging that he’s become a “proxy” for Republican attacks against President Barack Obama in an election year. Holder tells The Washington Post that Republican congressional

The ATF’s public relations hoped to use Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s death in Operation Fast and Furious to promote the bureau’s work, a newly released document shows. Senator Chuck Grassley and House oversight chairman Rep. Darrell Issasent a letter

One day after the historic vote that held Attorney General Eric Holder to be in criminal contempt of Congress, Darrell Issa (R-CA) revealed details of secret wiretap applications from the Justice Department that implicates them even more in the “Fast

Democrat Utah Representative Jim Matheson broke ranks and will vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt. Mr. Holder has refused to cooperate with the Oversight Committee on Operation Fast & Furious. “It just compounds the tragedy when both

Darrell Issa, the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Sunday that next week there will be a floor vote holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, and, quite surprisingly, it will be a bipartisan effort. “I

Attorney General Eric Holder did not produce any of the documents he and Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa agreed on. The Department of Justice agreed to hand over 1300 pages in order to postpone tomorrow’s contempt vote. Chairman Issa demanded

A few minutes ago, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement that, with just 45 minutes left to go before his scheduled meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department

Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today asking to meet with him tomorrow, June 19, 2012 at 11:00AM EST. Mr. Holder and Chairman Issa have been exchanging letters the past week. Chairman Issa

Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder stating he would postpone the contempt vote if Holder produces the documents before next Wednesday. According to Matthew Boyle at The Daily Caller, Chairman Issa asserted that

Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News reports the House Oversight Committee will vote on contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday, June 20. Mr. Holder and the Department of Justice have not turned over the remaining documents from an

Oversight Committee Ranking Minority Leader Rep Elijah Cummings wants Chairman Darrell Issa to withdraw his Contempt Citation of Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast & Furious. Chairman Issa tried to question Mr. Holder during a hearing in front of

Today, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder detailing how wiretap applications reveal how close senior officials at the Department of Justice were to Operation Fast & Furious. According to Chairman Issa, the applications

Deputy Attorney General James Cole has sent a letter to Representative Darrell Issa about the contempt citation against his boss Attorney General Eric Holder concerning documents related to Operation Fast & Furious. It’s 15 pages filled with the usual excuses and

Today House Speaker John Boehner stated that he fully supports the investigation of Operation Fast & Furious by the House Oversight Committee and Chairman Darrell Issa.  “Chairman Issa and the Members of his committee are doing a very good job,”

It’s finally happening.   Republican House leaders are finally holding Attorney General Eric Holder accountable for some of his actions. Representative Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, drafted a 48-page contempt of Congress citation