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Why the Nation Has Lost Confidence in Our Attorney General

| Posted in Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

February 9, 2012 Contact: Apryl Marie Fogel AprylMarie.Fogel@mail.house.gov By Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S., AZ-01  Why the Nation Has Lost Confidence in Our Attorney General   Transparency, accountability, honesty and integrity - these are key words to describe what the American public deserves from public administrators. The United States Attorney General,…

Rep. Gosar Votes for Better Accounting Practices for the Use of Taxpayer Dollars

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Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-01) voted for the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act (H.R. 3581). This legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 245-180, requires Congress and the executive branch to use “fair value” accounting for its direct loan and loan guarantee programs such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Solyndra.

Backlash Erupts Against Holder After House Committee Appearance

| Posted in In the News

If Attorney General Eric Holder thought his Feb. 2 testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform would cool everyone’s jets about Operation Fast and Furious, he was as wrong as the operation, itself...Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar unloaded in this morning’s Arizona Republic, not so much against Holder, but against now-former Assistant U.S. Attorney…

Public Needs Truth in Operation Fast and Furious

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I read with interest Doug MacEachern's column defending his admitted good friend Pat Cunningham, a Department of Justice official ("Congress Republicans now leading their own witch hunt," Viewpoints, Jan. 22). In an effort to defend his friend, MacEachern deflects a lawful review of Operation Fast and Furious and accuses the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee -- the people's watchdog committee -- of engaging in a "blood sport" political witch hunt. I respectfully disagree.

House lawmakers accuse Holder of obstructing Fast and Furious probe

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House members accused Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday of stonewalling their probe of Operation Fast and Furious, and threatened him with contempt unless the Justice Department hands over thousands more documents…“You can’t just slap somebody’s hand on this and say don’t do this again,” said Rep. Gosar, R-Flagstaff, a member of the committee.…

Rep. Gosar Votes to Repeal Another Failing Part of ObamaCare

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Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-01) voted for the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (H.R. 1173), for which he was a cosponsor. This legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 267–159, repeals the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Program