House Oversight and Government Reform Committee also released testimony he says shows “Washington” ordered the IRS review of Tea Party groups. News
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Darrell Issa Calls White House Press Secretary A ‘Paid Liar’
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Fundraising from HHS secretary draws scrutiny
By admin on Friday, May 10th, 2013 | Comments Off
WASHINGTON — A fundraising push by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is drawing criticism from a key Senate Republican who questions whether Sebelius has a conflict of interest. Department spokesman Jason Young confirms that Sebelius in recent weeks has asked various patient groups, churches and health care providers to support nonprofit groups like [...]
Read More...Obama Nominates Campaign Fundraiser For Commerce Secretary
By admin on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 | Comments Off
Influential Chicagoan Penny Pritkzer has been tapped by President Obama to lead the Commerce Department. Politics
Read More...Obama Picks Major Fundraiser To Be Next Commerce Secretary
By admin on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 | Comments Off
Penny Pritzker, a Chicago business executive, is one of the nation’s richest people. She raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the president’s campaigns. She also, Obama said Thursday, has “built companies from the ground up.” Politics
Read More...Obama to nominate Anthony Foxx as transportation secretary
By admin on Sunday, April 28th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to nominate on Monday Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next transportation secretary, a White House official said on Sunday. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Foxx would replace Ray LaHood, who has served as transportation secretary since January 2009. Foxx is [...]
Read More...Treasury Secretary Lew meets with Boehner, Pelosi
By admin on Friday, April 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is meeting on Capitol Hill Friday with House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. The Treasury Department says Lew is updating the House leaders separately … Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
Read More...Energy Secretary Nominee Dodges Question On Gas Exports
By admin on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 | Comments Off
A U.S. Senate committee held a confirmation hearing for Ernest Moniz on Tuesday, who has been nominated to be the U.S. Energy Secretary. Moniz says he will retire from MIT, where he’s a professor of physics and energy systems. He would advocate for the Obama administration’s “all of the above” energy strategy, which calls for [...]
Read More...Treasury secretary talks up policies to spur demand in Europe
By admin on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 | Comments Off
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday urged countries with a trade surplus to introduce policies to help domestic consumption, in what appeared to be a prod at Germany. Lew was in Berlin for talks with … Economy, Government & Policy News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
Read More...French finance minister calls off meeting with U.S. treasury secretary
By admin on Monday, April 8th, 2013 | Comments Off
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici has canceled a meeting in Paris with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that had been scheduled for Tuesday, a Treasury official said. No reason was given for calling off the meeting, the official said on Monday. Lew is in Europe for talks with officials regarding the sagging [...]
Read More...DHS Secretary Napolitano criticizes immigration ‘border trigger’ proposal
By admin on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 | Comments Off
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday rejected a “border trigger” provision many Republican lawmakers say must be included in immigration reform legislation. The proposal, which would require that that the U.S. border with Mexico be declared secure before illegal immigrants currently living in the U.S. could apply for citizenship, has sparked significant concern [...]
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