Newly appointed Chairman of the House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), has quite a busy
schedule ahead of him over the next two years. The committee has
released their agenda for the 112th Congress, which highlights a
number of issues that they plan to investigate. According to the
Chairman, the committee will hold numerous hearings, work with the
Government Accountability Office (GAO), conduct investigations and
evaluate their findings in order to create more jobs, stimulate the
economy and minimize unnecessary burdens on small businesses.
Chairman Issa has said his "hearings will cover multiple
issues and agencies, looking for patterns that indicate where the
government may have lost sight of its proper mission." Among
the many listed in the committee report, Issa has said the EPA and
the IRS are among his top targets. The list below includes the
other issues that the committee plans to investigate.
