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Holder scolds Issa for ‘inappropriate’ and ‘shameful’ conduct at House hearing
Frustrations boiled over at a House hearing on Wednesday when Attorney General Eric Holder let Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) know exactly how he felt about the “shameful” way the lawmaker was conducting himself as a member of Congress. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Issa suggested that the Department of…
Republicans name witnesses for May 8 Benghazi hearing
Republicans pursue probe of Benghazi attacks, name witnesses for hearing (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington in October 2012. On Saturday, Issa named three witnesses who will appear at a May 8 hearing on…
Immigrants protest House hearing with ‘undocumented and unafraid’ chant
A House judiciary hearing into immigration reform was briefly interrupted when a group of young immigrants began chanting, “Undocumented and unafraid” at a California lawmaker who opposed the DREAM Act. Think Progress reported on Tuesday that the group of teenagers directed its chant at Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), one of…
Issa: Republicans who voted for ‘fiscal cliff’ deal might have drunk too much
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) suggested his party mates in the Senate might have been celebrating the new year a bit too much while voting for the tax increases in the deal that averted the so-called “fiscal cliff” on Tuesday. “I can’t account for what happens after midnight in all that…
Issa’s theoretical freeze on Internet rules could spell disaster
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) this week asked Internet users to help him piece together legislation that would effectively ban all new Internet regulations for the next two years. While the legislation has not yet been officially proposed, Issa took to the link sharing forum Reddit on Tuesday with a bold…
Issa and GOP expose secrets and endanger lives of U.S. allies in Libya document dump
Republicans aiming to expose an alleged “cover-up” by the Obama administration regarding the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya may have instead exposed the identities of Libyans working with the U.S. in that country and placed their lives in danger. According to Foreign Policy magazine’s “The Cable” blog,…
Republicans attack Obama over Benghazi security
WASHINGTON — US officials denied calls for more security at its Benghazi consulate despite attacks on Westerners in the city in the weeks before the mission was hit by militants, top Republicans charged Tuesday. The US mission in Libya had made “repeated requests for increased security” but they were ignored…
House Republicans to sue Holder over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents
Expressing concerns about the Department of Justice’s independence, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee will file a civil lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for refusing to release documents to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) in his investigation of the Department’s “Fast and Furious” probe of Mexican gun-runners. “We are…
Issa: House Republicans will sue Holder
House Republicans will file a civil lawsuit this month against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder demanding the release of documents related to the “Fast and Furious” gun-tracking operation. “We’ll be filing a civil case during the break,” Darrell Issa (R-CA) told NBC News Friday. “We will expect a day in…
Issa signs Declaration of Internet Freedom
The name of one Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) recently appeared on a list of individuals endorsing the Declaration of Internet Freedom (screenshot), a document published last week by leading journalists, advocates and tech leaders that will form the basis of a coalition built to fight for the rights of Internet…
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