THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A senior Republican has accused Barack Obama of heading “one of the most corrupt administrations” ever seen in the United States.
Darrell Issa, a Congressman from California who will take over the powerful Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the House of Representatives, is set to subpoena dozens of Obama officials as he investigates a litany of issues. He has promised that the new Congress that convenes this week will vigorously pursue fraud and government waste.
His tough words indicated that the Democratic president is in for a rough ride over the next two years, when the Republicans will control the House after their victory in November’s mid-term elections.
Republicans have also renewed their vow to repeal health care reform, the signature achievement of Mr Obama’s first two years in office.
Though such efforts would be defeated in the Senate, where the Democrats still hold a diminished majority, and could be vetoed by the president, Republicans are convinced that they can force the administration into making changes to the law, which provided health insurance to nearly all Americans.
They are also examining how Congressional authority can be used to deny funding to elements of the bill. >>> Alex Spillius, Washington | Monday, January 03, 2011
