Big GOP contributor advised administration's energy task force

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — When a generous patron of President Bush and the Republican Party sought political backing for his company's

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Government Reform Committee":

"… Henry A. Waxman on January 3, 2002. Waxman is the ranking Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, one of 11 congressional committees and federal agencies investigating the …"

"… . Last week, a report written for Rep. Waxman by the minority staff of the House Government Reform Committee said that key recommendations by the National Energy Policy Development Gr …"

Foreign lobbyist database could vanish

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2004 — Justice Department officials say a huge database that serves as the public's lone window on lobbying activities

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Government Reform Committee":

"… ague met with the White House communications staff as well as aides to the House Government Reform Committee. Pat Roush, whose daughters were allegedly abducted by their father to Sau …"

The politics of energy: Coal

By The Center for Public Integrity

When George W. Bush was inaugurated on the Capitol steps in January 2001, the coal industry, which had contr

Excerpts from this story referencing "Christmas":

"… members’ costs, thereby fattening their bottom lines. Three days before Christmas in 2000, for example, NMA challenged new Black Lung benefits regulations i …"

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Marc Rich inquiry highlights strange bedfellows

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2001 — Buried in the furor over former President Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich is the role the fugitive commodities tra

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Government Reform Committee":

"… A twist to this tale of strange bedfellows is that Burton, chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, cited Rich’s South Africa sanction-busting activities in the litany of …"

"… Calls seeking comment from the offices of Burton and Hatch, and from the House Government Reform Committee, were not returned.Even after many of his Republican peers decided to supp …"

Science policy politicized

By The Center for Public Integrity

The Bush administration demonstrated disdain for science by allowing key scientific posts in government to go unfilled for over a year

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Government Reform Committee":

"… ry administration does that.” But by August 2003, minority staff for the House Government Reform Committee countered by launching an investigation arguing that this administration w …"

Network of 900 advisory panels wields unseen power

By Jim Morris and Alejandra Fernández Morera

Concerns raised about secrecy, industry influence and political interference

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Government Reform Committee":

"… w months after the GAO study came out in 2004, the Democratic staff of the House Government Reform Committee concluded in a report that the Bush administration had "acted to weaken an …"