Darrell Issa

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Darrell Issa

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This photo provided by the Office of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) shows the congressman meeting with demonstrators, both pro and con, across the street from his office in Vista, Calif., Tuesday, May 30, 2017. (Office of Rep. Darrell Issa via AP)

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This photo provided by the Office of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., shows the congressman meeting with demonstrators, both pro and con, across the street from his offices in Vista, Calif., Tuesday, May 30, 2017. (Office of Rep. Darrell Issa via AP)

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This photo provided by the Office of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and taken by the congressman, shows demonstrators across the street from his office in Vista, Calif., Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Issa had earlier spoken with some of the people on the street. (Office of Rep. Darrell Issa via AP)

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Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, released his painstaking review of 1.3 million pages of IRS documents and transcribed interviews conducted following revelations that the agency had targeted conservative groups. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Darrell Issa will hear Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber explain away his "stupid voters" comment. (Associated Press)

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A Twitter user by the name @BrooklynJuggler trolled California Rep. Darrell Issa into retweeting a photo of his dear "Uncle Lee," which was really a photo of Lee Harvey Oswald, the former Marine believed to have assassinated President John F. Kennedy. (Twitter/@BrooklynJuggler)

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Rep. Darrell Issa, questioned whether IRS employee Takisha McGee lost track of investigative records containing sensitive taxpayer information. - Associated Press

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Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Cal.) speaks to reporters following testimony from Secret Service Director Julia Pierson in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill on the recent White House perimeter breach when an armed Texas man made it into the White House earlier this month, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Cal.) speaks to reporters following testimony from Secret Service Director Julia Pierson in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill on the recent White House perimeter breach when an armed Texas man made it into the White House earlier this month, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Cal.), left, and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), second from left, greet Secret Service Director Julia Pierson, third from left, before she testifies in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill to discuss the recent White House perimeter breach when an armed Texas man made it into the White House earlier this month, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Cal.) speaks as Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill to discuss the recent White House perimeter breach when an armed Texas man made it into the White House earlier this month, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, is concerned that a new Food and Drug Administration rule that would allow generic drug companies to change warning labels without approval has no health benefits, and was designed to placate special interest groups and could increase lawsuits. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, called the actions of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official Deborah Cohn "appalling and unbefitting a federal official" when she used her influence to find a job for a relative's live-in boyfriend, and then threatened to sue when the government was about to make her case public. He has demanded that Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker take "immediate action" to discipline Ms. Cohn. (Associated Press)