Darrell Issa

Russia Investigation Needs Special Prosecutor

... to share that didn't breach my responsibilities to the committee in an ongoing investigation.". Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner said he contacted CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Burr to express his "grave concerns" about the communications. "I have called Director Pompeo and Chairman Burr to express my grave concerns about what this means for the independence of this investigation and a bipartisan commitment to follow the facts, and to reinforce that I will not accept any process that is undermined by political interference," the Virginia Democrat told CNN in a statement. "I am consulting with members of the Intelligence Committee to determine an appropriate course of action so we can ensure that the American people get the thorough, impartial investigation that they deserve, free from White House interference," he said. Warner challenged Republicans to take the investigation seriously. "It will be up to Republican leadership to demonstrate in the days ahead that they are capable of ...

San Diegans Rally Against Rep. Duncan Hunter And Rep. Darrell Issa

... said the letter, sent to a group called Indivisible San Diego. In Vista, anti-Trump protesters marched up to Congressman Issa's listed home address on Thursday night - clashing with his staff. Protesters said they feel ditched by Rep. Issa, so they moved their rally from outside his Vista office to his home. "I am a Republican. I am really concerned if Darrell who used to be the ethics chair does not hold this guy to account," said a constituent. Rep. Issa did not meet with his constituents Thursday night, but he spoke with CBS News 8 during an Oceanside Chamber of Commerce ceremony recognizing Camp Pendleton top marines and sailors. "The election is over. It is time not to electionaire. It's time to really ask how do we solve some of these problems," he told CBS News 8. The problem for Rep. Issa and Rep. Hunter is that their constituents do not see the same solutions as them on immigration and the Affordable Care Act. "He has been my ...

Darrell Issa On Need For Independent Prosecutor

... before me.”. House Speaker Paul Ryan has outlined a plan that could dramatically alter the way health care is paid for, shifting tax credits to people based on age rather than income. That has drawn ire from those who use the system set up by the Affordable Care Act – particularly low-income people who benefit the Medicaid expansion – who fear losing access to their health care and even steeper insurance costs. “This is hard,” Issa said. “It’s pretty early in the process to somehow judge that (it’s) all giving money to the rich. It’s not. It’s about dealing with so many people who don’t have enough affordable access to health care.”. Issa’s comments about Russia were in sharp contrast to Trump, who has cast doubt on ties to Russia and Putin. The president tweeted recently that “this Russian connection nonsense is merely ...

Issa, Hunter Have Issues With Trump Travel Ban

... success,” they said in the letter. “We are concerned that, with specific application to individuals who worked with the U. S. Government on the ground, certain immigrants deserving prompt consideration are likely to be overlooked.”. Iraqis have worked alongside deployed American service members in a variety of roles, including as interpreters and liaisons with local Iraqis and security forces. Many were vetted before they were hired to work so closely with the military, and now many of the former Iraqi employees are concerned that they or their families will be targeted for assisting the United States. On Monday Trump administration spokesman Sean Spicer said that people who have helped U. S. forces should be helped out, but they should also be vetted. “I think we recognize that people who have served this country, we should make sure that in those cases they're helped out. But that doesn't mean that we just give them a pass,” he said. Hunter and other members of Congress who served in the ...

Town Hall Asks A Simple Question

... who spoke in favor of keeping the ACA provisions. Earlier, his wife had told the standing-room-only crowd of the long-term effects of Agent Orange exposure on her husband's health. The overflow crowd outside the Jim Porter Recreation Center in Vista was bigger than the crowd seated within. While some of those on an adjacent patio could hear the goings-on, "if we spoke loud enough," says Johnson, the rest chanted "Where is Darrell?" and "Do your job!" while holding up "Missing" posters, as if the congressman were on a milk carton. The crowd outside were in for a surprise—not by the congressman making an appearance, because he didn't, but by the people inside who gave up their seats. The idea for the swap came to David Lagstein, political director of SEIU Local 221, says Johnson. So she asked "folks inside if they'd be willing to change places with someone outside. And in the spirit of those called to be responsive and creative and disciplined, the volunteers went out one door and ...

Protest Vigil Outside Issa's Home Draws 200

... and that his schedule this week has included coffee with constituents, roundtables and listening sessions. “If the congressman is ‘missing’ then apparently they haven’t been looking all that hard,” Moore said Thursday shortly before the vigil began. “. We should absolutely call out this silliness for exactly what it is: manufactured stunts to create political theater.”. On Tuesday night, more than 1,000 protesters attended a town hall in Issa’s 49 th congressional district that focused on the possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act, as well as other controversial policies put forth by President Donald Trump. Issa didn’t attend the meeting, opting instead to speak earlier in the day with supporters and protesters who gathered outside his Vista office to praise or decry the efforts of the Trump administration. Had Issa shown up Tuesday night, the vigil in his neighborhood wouldn’t have happened, said Rev. Beth Johnson, one of the organizers. Since late ...

Constituents Have Concerns About Trump, But These Republican Lawmakers Don't Want To Hear Them

... Darrell Issa's Vista office. (Peggy Peattie / San Diego Union-Tribune). To the editor: Thanks to George Miller and John Lawrence for their inspiring piece. It prompted me to pull out a blank stamped postcard and write a thank-you note to the local office staff member for Rep. Darrell Issa (R- Vista ) who met with me Monday to discuss my concerns with repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. (“ How to make your voice heard in Washington ,” Opinion, Feb. 15). I called Issa’s office in Washington to ask when the next in-person town hall meeting will be held in District 49. I’m hoping to hear back soon. And finally, I am writing to The Times to spell out loud and clear that we as U. S. citizens must continue to speak up for democracy. Susan Kogan, Oceanside. To the editor: I am one of hundreds of San Diego residents trying to get Issa to hold an in-person town hall meeting. We recently took out a full-page ad to get Issa’s attention, to no avail. Unfortunately, like many other California representatives, he ...

Republicans Put Issa In Special Re-election Program

... of other races in the districts, voter registration statistics and trends, Pandol said. Democrats are targeting Issa, and put his seat on a list of 20 districts they hope to flip in 2018. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is hiring a full-time organizing staffer and online ad campaign early in the election cycle. The Democratic committee’s chairman, Ben Ray Luján, said they’re trying to harness momentum from the Women’s Marches across the country and other protests. A grassroots effort has also put pressure on Issa and other Republicans as well as Democrats to not only oppose policies from President Donald Trump, but to pay closer attention to their district. Through regular protests and petitions, Issa’s constituents, led by a loosely organized group of progressives, have tried for months to get a face-to-face meeting with their representative to no avail. Issa said he prefers to hold teleconferences because they are more orderly and cost-effective, but the constituents say that a phone call is not enough, and have ...