Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will face some tough questions Tuesday when she testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The occasion for her appearance is the panel’s continuing investigation of executive branch abuses of the Freedom of Information Act and resistance to congressional oversight. Jackson was appointed by President Obama in 2009 and gave no indication of intending to leave the job during the 2012 presidential campaign. But she resigned suddenly in December 2012 after the EPA inspector general started an investigation of the agency’s management of official email accounts and handling of FOIA requests. It was reported Monday by the Washington Free Beacon that Jackson has since “lawyered up,” though her attorney denies that she did anything illegal…..To Read More…..
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Examiner Editorial: 'Richard Windsor' faces music today in House Oversight hearing
By Examiner
Editorial, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will face some tough questions Tuesday when she testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The occasion for her appearance is the panel’s continuing investigation of executive branch abuses of the Freedom of Information Act and resistance to congressional oversight. Jackson was appointed by President Obama in 2009 and gave no indication of intending to leave the job during the 2012 presidential campaign. But she resigned suddenly in December 2012 after the EPA inspector general started an investigation of the agency’s management of official email accounts and handling of FOIA requests. It was reported Monday by the Washington Free Beacon that Jackson has since “lawyered up,” though her attorney denies that she did anything illegal…..To Read More…..
Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will face some tough questions Tuesday when she testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The occasion for her appearance is the panel’s continuing investigation of executive branch abuses of the Freedom of Information Act and resistance to congressional oversight. Jackson was appointed by President Obama in 2009 and gave no indication of intending to leave the job during the 2012 presidential campaign. But she resigned suddenly in December 2012 after the EPA inspector general started an investigation of the agency’s management of official email accounts and handling of FOIA requests. It was reported Monday by the Washington Free Beacon that Jackson has since “lawyered up,” though her attorney denies that she did anything illegal…..To Read More…..
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