Darrell Issa: No Plans To Investigate Obama Admin On Jobs Report — Yet
Source: TPM
The Houses Republican oversight chief Rep. Darrell Issa clarified Thursday afternoon that despite reports to the contrary, he does not have plans to convene a public hearing questioning the Department of Labors September jobs figures.
While Chairman Issa, in response to a question asked yesterday, did state that he believes there are legitimate questions about the Department of Labors method for calculating unemployment, the Oversight Committee has not announced or decided to hold hearings on the September unemployment report, a spokesperson for Issa told TPM. Chairman Issa specifically pointed to the frequent revisions that the Department of Labor often makes to its own numbers in questioning whether more can be done to ensure that they accurately reflect the state of our nations job market. At no point did he say he has made plans to convene a hearing on this subject.
On Thursday, Fox Business Channel aired an interview with Issa and quickly distributed an edited down version of the segment, reporting that he intends to investigate the Labor Department over the survey. The monthly report which estimated that the unemployment rate has fallen from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent spawned conspiracy theories among many conservatives, starting with former General Electric CEO Jack Welch, who insisted with no evidence that the Obama campaign had cooked the numbers.
The way it is being done with the constant revisions say it is not as exact science as it needs to be, and there has to be a better way to get those numbers or dont put them out if they will be wrong but as much as half a point, Issa told Fox Business. We very much intend to work every day through the November and December time to get these kinds of things done. We think that is a non-partisan time and this is an issue where our committee has important jurisdiction to make sure we get it right.
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Video of interview at link
drm604
(16,230 posts)Raise questions without doing the actual investigation that they know wouldn't show anything nefarious.
SemperEadem
(8,053 posts)yeah.. I supposed when one considers that GE hasn't paid any taxes in, what? decades? that welch would have some knowledge about cooking numbers... just sayin'....
Archae
(46,317 posts)So he's backtracking like crazy.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)proved themselves to be a band of nincompoops yesterday, when they released super secret classified info. I don't think Darrell the Dunce appreciated being mocked and laughed at by media reports last night and today.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Just sayin'.
vinny9698
(1,016 posts)It is just a ruse, Issa knows the numbers are correct, but he goes on Fox to mention that he might. Just a way to keep the foxbots happy and to discredit the numbers. But he fully well knows the numbers are 100% correct.
Turbineguy
(37,317 posts)free publicity. Campaigning on MSM's dime.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)just a propaganda machine.
Scalded Nun
(1,236 posts)This guy is a fucking joke. Can't wait to see just how he will investigate...
GOP blowing the CIA cover in Libya.
GOP leader voting in multiple states. Yes, Virginia, there is voter fraud.
GOP rep impregnating mistress and attempting to force her into an abortion.
The list could go on. Just using today's news.
ffr
(22,669 posts)Someone find out which California district he's from and vote him out. Hypocrite!
cstanleytech
(26,281 posts)Manure actually has some value.............unlike Issa.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)FVZA_Colonel
(4,096 posts)Christ, he's going to do it, isn't he?
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)Trouble is, he's from a pretty red district and has tons of money over his challenger, Jerry Tetalman. But, who knows - maybe enough Indies are sick of him by now. He's a total embarrassment even to the Republicants. Oh yes, and he's a felon!