“House Oversight Committee” on The Daily Caller

The ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee, Darrell Issa, is set to present the results of a new study that ties ACORN to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). (more)

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) garnered attention last month when it hauled the heads of four of Wall Street’s largest banks to Capitol Hill to answer questions about their roles in the taxpayer-funded bailouts of their companies. And since that first round of public hearings, the 10-member commission and its staff of 35 has worked quietly from offices on Pennsylvania Avenue, questioning key players behind closed doors as part of their ongoing investigation into the causes of the financial meltdown. (more)

Rep. Stephen Lynch, a Massachusetts Democrat, was among the most aggressive interrogators pummeling Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner at Wednesday’s House Oversight committee hearing on the 2008 Wall Street bailouts. (more)

When Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, along with former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, he will face questions from both Democrats and Republicans about his relationship to Wall Street. (more)