House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

GOP Rep. Who Suggested Elections Drive Solyndra Investigation Continues Charge

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.10.2012

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Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who recently appeared to admit that Republicans' ongoing probes of the Department of Energy's loan program are la...

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Gun Industry Militarization Drives Mexico Gun Trafficking

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 08.14.2011

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Josh Sugarmann

If Congress wants to find the real causes of the gun traffic to Mexico, it needs to look upstream to the gun industry's callous transformation of the American gun market into one more suited to warfare than sport.

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Government Oversight Committee Demands Economic Considerations for Gulf Safety Regs

Jerry Cope | Posted 08.07.2011

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Jerry Cope

It is misguided at best and counter to any reasonable concept of independently established regulatory protection to factor economic considerations into the formula for safety regulations.

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Watchdog Says Overhaul Won't Stopped Future Bailouts

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Treasury Department official said Wednesday that the financial regulatory law enacted last summer will help the government avoid ...

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Go Home: Incoming Leader of the 112th Congress Issues Odd Marching Order

Scott Lilly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Lilly

Eric Cantor recently unveiled his calendar for the first session of the next Congress, one that has the House in session for fewer days than during any first session in the past decade. Something has to give, but it's not clear what that will be.

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The State Department Takes Charge: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Isenberg

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held an important and under covered hearing entitled ""Transition in Iraq: Is the State Department Prepared to Take the Lead?"

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House Bill Emphasizes US Military History

Ed Hooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Hooper

Congress is considering a resolution to declare November U.S. Military History Month. The truth is, soldiers are returning to a nation that no longer embraces their service as a serious educational subject.

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Ryan Grim

House Dem Oversight Staff Battling Each Other

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been enmeshed in an internal staff battle for more than two years, with accusations of racism,...

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AIG, Goldman Sachs Bailout: 'Secret Document' Reveals Goldman's Toxic Derivatives

bloomberg.com | Richard Teitelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bloomberg Markets reports in its April issue. Representative Darrell Issa, the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government R...

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Join Our Investigation: How Often Do Health Insurers Deny Claims?

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Adam Clark Estes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amid all the loud arguments about the proper role for government and private companies in American health care, one point often seems lost: Exactly ho...

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Bernanke's a Bully and Ken Lewis Is a Weenie

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jill Schlesinger

Lawmakers may have grilled the wrong wiener today.

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Officials Acknowledge Program to Treat Injured War Contractors Is Seriously Flawed

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica This story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times. Washington — Lawmakers on Thursday sharply critici...

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