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In reply to the discussion: Rep. Darrell Issa to retire [View all]packman
(16,296 posts)14. But - Why? He's done SOOOO much---
In four years at the helm of the House of Representatives primary investigative body, Darrell Issa launched major investigations into the 2012 attack in Benghazi, the IRSs alleged targeting of conservative organizations, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms' failed Fast and Furious operation, the bankruptcy of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, and the launch of Healthcare.gov. In pursuit of these scandals he was granted a budget of $25,678,100.
This figure does not account for the $14 million spent by the IRS answering voluminous and often duplicative subpoenas, the millions spent by the Department of Defense responding to inquiries about the attack in Benghazi, the budget of the Oversight Committees minority staff, nor the massive expenditure of resources by the dozens of other federal agencies that have come under the scrutiny of the Oversight Committee. By its conclusion Darrell Issas chairmanship could cost the U.S. Treasury well into the nine figures. From that astounding allocation of resources, Issa has unveiled no major corruption or gotten to the bottom of no significant scandal
https://www.salon.com/2014/12/11/good_riddance_darrell_issa_a_wasteful_blowhards_humiliating_history/
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AS your walking out the door and it his hitting your ass............................
turbinetree
Jan 2018
#10
Those weekly protests outside his office and the polls were probably showing hed lose badly.
kimbutgar
Jan 2018
#13
YES! With Issa gone, that puts more effort towards getting rid of Nunes and Rohrbacher.
NBachers
Jan 2018
#41
I'm sure you'll stll need to fight the good fight against the CA GOP, Good luck!
CottonBear
Jan 2018
#48
Whats up with all these GOP retirements and refusals to seek re-election all of a sudden?
DesertRat
Jan 2018
#49
Thank you to Lt Col Doug Applegate and San Diego Indivisible Issa HQ Protests
stuffmatters
Jan 2018
#55