Posted on 11/09/2010 10:59:59 AM PST by Libloather
GOP's Darrell Issa Plans Hundreds of Oversight Hearings
Posted by Lucy Madison
November 9, 2010 12:00 PM
California Rep. Darrell Issa plans to greatly expand the scope of federal oversight upon his likely election to chair the oversight committee in the new Congress, he told Politico in an interview.
"I want seven hearings a week, times 40 weeks," Issa said.
Issa's election to chair the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform would herald a significant increase in the committee's activity, and not just from the past two years. California Rep. Henry Waxman, the committee's Democratic chair during the final two years of the Bush administration, held 203 hearings over the course of two years. With a goal of about 280 hearings each year, Issa hopes to more than double that.
Politico reports that Issa is looking to create new subcommittees, and has plans to investigate controversial Obama-era initiatives like the federal stimulus package and possibly health care reform, as well as the $700 billion bank bailout passed under President Bush.
He also intends to coordinate oversight inquiries among other House panels.
"As Clint Eastwood says, a man needs to know his limitations," Issa acknowledged to Politico. "With other committees, we have good working relationships. Our committees have some areas of primary jurisdiction, including the federal work force, procurement and the Postal Service. We will take care of our core knitting, but we have very narrow legislative jurisdiction."
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Go Darrell, Go Darrell, Go Darrell......while you’re at it, go get your brother Darrell and your other Brother Darrell and have them conduct hearings, too!
What about Larry?
40 a week for 7 years sounds better to me.
Sounds like a double play combination:
ISSA to RYAN to CANTOR!!!
Week One; What is the avowed Socialist Rosa Brooks doing?
“Rosa Brooks serves as senior advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Michele Flournoy, and in May 2010 she also became Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Rule of Law and Humanitarian Policy, running a new Pentagon office dedicated to those issues. She is on leave from her job as a law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where she also served as Director of Georgetown Law School’s Human Rights Center. Brooks is known as a columnist, an expert on human rights and law of war issues, and a foreign policy commentator. At the Pentagon her portfolio has included both human rights issues and global engagement and strategic communication.”
I just wonder if we will get past one. Is this rhetoric to keep us happy or do they really plan on doing something about the very real corruption?
“Never mind...old TV show and skit....Darrell and Darrell, and their other brother, Darrell......long ago...old fart’s occasional odd recollection of quasiquidity..”
That is from “Newhart” - “Hi, I’m Larry, and this is my brother Darrell, and this is my other brother Darrell.”
Unfortunately, this won’t even scratch the surface of the Rat and RINO stampede.
Go Issa go Issa go Issa!!!
I plan on calling his office to state the same sentiment. He needs ALL of our encouragement.....hit the phones folks!!
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