BP Oil Spill Report Spurs Congressional Inquiry -- and Claim of Stonewalling
When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a report on the size of the BP oil spill last year, one congressman had some questions about it. And six months later, he still does. In fact, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), formerly the chairman and now ranking member of a House Natural Resources subcommittee, believes his efforts to learn more about the report have been stonewalled. He's so frustrated in his efforts that on Tuesday he sent a complaint letter to the White House, alleging unacceptable redactions to the records he received from NOAA and refusal by political ...
Congressional Office Cuts: A Dog and Pony Show -- Damaging to Oversight
Shortly after taking over as speaker of the House, John Boehner moved to enact a campaign pledge: trimming five percent from congressional office budgets, saving taxpayers around $35 million a year. Not to be outdone in deficit cutting zeal, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers singled out his panel to take an even greater cut -- 9 percent. The measure, introduced by California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren, passed 410-13, with more than 177 Democrats joining a united Republican front. "The one and only mandate we received from the American people in November was to put our ...
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