Posts about Darrell Issa
Raise the height limit?: Congressman Darrell Issa is talking to Mayor Gray about raising DC's height limit. The current proposal would just let currently-allowed mechanical penthouses hold livable space, not actually make taller buildings. (Post) (Comment)
Abortion provision kills nascent bill: District leaders have rejected a bill from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) that would permit the city to skip Congressional assent to spend its own money. Issa had inserted an anti-abortion provision. (Post) (Comment)
Issa giveth and taketh away for DC: Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA) promised to give DC the ability to approve its own budget, but only if it restricts abortion funding. He also apparently didn't show any DC leaders the bill ahead of time. (Post) (Comment)
More autonomy, more meddling?: Darrell Issa's suggestion for more budget autonomy for DC also might help Congress meddle even more, but Martin Austermuhle argues that DC should accept it nevertheless. (Post) (Comment)
Issa would help DC: Vince Gray and Kwame Brown went up the hill expecting to be beaten up by Republicans; instead, Darrell Issa (R-CA) promised to push legislation keeping DC from getting stuck in future federal shutdowns. He also offered to stop having Congress meddle in DC's affairs. No, just kidding on that last part. (Loose Lips) (Comment)
House will probe Gray campaign: Staffers for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said they will investigate of Vincent Gray's mayoral campaign. (Post) ... This, of course, has Jack Evans worried about a new Control Board. (Examiner) ... Alan Suderman says Issa is unintentionally doing Gray a favor. (Loose Lips) (Comment)
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