Darrell Issa has requested that Eric Holder testify before the Oversight Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has requested that Attorney General Eric Holder testify before the Oversight Committee on January 24, 2012. Issa noted that the committee has offered AG Holder six alternate dates.

In the letter, Issa explains that the hearing will cover what senior Justice Department officials could have - and should have - done to prevent a reckless program like Operation Fast and Furious.

letter to Attorney General Holder in PDF FORMAT. ###

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 2157 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, DC 20515 PHONE: (202) 225-5074 FAX: (202) 225-3974

Dave Camp Statement on H.R. 3630 Conference Committee Appointment

Washington, DC – Today, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) appointed Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) to serve on a Conference Committee to be made up of House and Senate members to resolve differences over H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act.

"I urge my Democrat colleagues to quickly appoint conferees so we can ensure middle-class families are not hit with a tax increase next year, the unemployed do not have their benefits expire and seniors do not see the reimbursement rates for their doctors slashed. The only thing standing in the way of completing this bill is the Senate’s refusal to come back from vacation, appoint conferees and do the work the American people sent us here to do. Americans lucky enough to have a job in this economy are not on vacation, and Congress shouldn’t be either.”

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CONTACT: House Committee on Ways & Means: 1101 Longworth HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone (202) 225-3625 Fax (202) 225-2610 Jim Billimoria, Michelle Dimarob, or Sarah Swinehart (202) 226-4774