Advocacy Group (American Family Voices) Files Ethics Complaint Against Darrell Issa (R-CA)

[Ian David]

Source: Think Progress

This morning, the group American Family Voices filed a formal ethics complaint against Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, regarding the “symbiotic relationship” the congressman has established between his business interests and public responsibilities. Listing Issa’s many conflicts of interest, the letter, sent to the Office of Congressional Ethics, heavily cites a New York Times piece as well as original ThinkProgress investigations:

– The letter notes that Issa purchased millions of dollars worth of high-yield Goldman Sachs mutual funds at the same time the congressman pressured the Securities and Exchange Commission to drop a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs for allegedly defrauding investors.

– The letter highlights Peter Haller, a former Goldman Sachs VP, who went to work for Issa on the Oversight Committee and used his power to pressure bank regulators to ease new Dodd-Frank rules on banks like Goldman Sachs.

– The letter revisits a controversial earmark made by Issa near property he owns in Vista, California. As ThinkProgress first reported, the taxpayer project would have enhanced the value of several lucrative office buildings purchased by Issa.




Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/09/13/317991/ethics-complaint-issa/

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A Businessman in Congress Helps His District and Himself
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/us/politics/15issa.html?pagewanted=all

Exclusive: Goldman Sachs VP Changed His Name, Now Advances Goldman Lobbying Interests As Top Staffer To Darrell Issa
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/18/298485/exclusive-goldman-sachs-vp-changed-his-name-now-advances-goldman-lobbying-interests-as-a-top-staffer-to-darrell-issa/

Exclusive: Issa Secured Nearly $1 Million In Earmarks Potentially Benefiting Real Estate That He Owns
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/03/30/151097/issa-earmark-property/

[SoapBox]

1. Stick it to this SCUM bag...

This guy is beyond description...dirty, slimy, crooked, liar...

One of the most FOUL in D.C.

[MsLeopard]

2. Oh let's hope this gets legs

Issa is my congressman and I can't stand him.

[bongbong]

3. repig Family Values

Lying, cheating, graft, hatred, anger, fear, death-loving, pedophilia.

That's a partial list.

[Plucketeer]

4. Dear Darrell,

Here's hoping you drown in your own fecal pool. Best of luck!

[MADem]

5. Careful...he might CRY, like he did when he spent all that money trying to be guv-nah of CA....

...and Ahh-nuld swept in and stole all his thunder...