Republicans push impeachment over Fast and Furious operation
At a House Judiciary hearing Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says impeachment is an option if Holder does not clean up the Fast and Furious mess quickly. Rep. Darrell Issa chairs the Oversight Committee and questions why emails are not from Holder as he demands accountability for gun walking and lost track of more than 2000 firearms. Holder defends DOJ responses, notes policy against gun walking, and says personnel changes are possible while the inspector general probes what went wrong.
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House Judiciary Committee
Jim Sensenbrenner
Wisconsin
Holder
Sensenbrenner
Mexico
U.S
Rep
Darrell Issa
Calif
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Issa
Justice Department
Phoenix
Brian Terry
Lamar Smith
Texas
Smith
Department
Dennis Burke
ATF
Kenneth Melson
Senate blocks Cordray to head consumer bureau stalemate
Senate Republicans blocked Richard Cordray from leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau delaying new rules and enforcement. The stalemate leaves the agency unable to operate at full strength while the White House weighs a recess appointment.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
Barack Obama
Obama
Congress
Ohio
Richard Cordray
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Cordray
White House
Wall Street
Robert Menendez
D-N.j
Scott Brown
Massachusetts
Olympia Snowe
Maine
Ray Date
Treasury Secretary