Chairman Hastings: Documents Raise Serious Questions

http://naturalresources.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=294992 ^ | May 10, 2012 | Chairman Doc Hastings

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Chairman Hastings: Documents Raise Serious Questions about Thoroughness and Independence of Inspector General’s Investigation into Drilling Moratorium Report Hastings sends letter to IG and releases documents received by Committee to date

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to Department of the Interior’s Acting Inspector General Mary Kendall expressing deep concern with the thoroughness of the Office of Inspector General’s (IG) investigation into whether an Obama Administration report that recommended a six-month drilling moratorium was intentionally edited to incorrectly state the views of peer reviewers, and with the IG’s explanation for refusing to comply with a Congressional subpoena for further information. Chairman Hastings today also released documents the Committee has received to date from the Interior Department and the Office of Inspector General. This includes emails from the IG’s lead investigators that details how they were not able to obtain all DOI documents that may have been relevant to their investigation or interview White House staff involved in the editing of the report. Chairman Hastings has already requested additional emails from the IG’s office so that the Committee can continue to look into this matter. Click here to view documents.

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Michelle Malkin just tweeted about this. Calls it a damning report.

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Michelle Malkin‏@michellemalkin Screw it up, make it up, cover it up. Documents/details about ongoing WH drill ban whitewash via @NatResources==> http://is.gd/Dqkm1Z

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Michelle Malkin‏@michellemalkin Email from DOI IG agent warning bosses about shoddy probe of WH drilling ban report-doctoring: "The chickens may be coming home to roost."

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Michelle Malkin‏@michellemalkin DOI IG senior agent on drill ban report whitewash: "I truly believe the editing WAS intentional - by an overzealous staffer at the WH."

[Mr. Lucky]

I don’t mean to be rude; but, take a deep breath and post a cogent sentence so the rest of us might have a better understanding of the subject matter.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Okey doke.....

[Usagi_yo]

my thoughts exactly, nothing like a rambling disjointed story to fire up the base.

[upchuck]

Amen. If you can’t express your thoughts in conversational English, don’t.

[winkadink]

Read the Press Release which has the stilted language.

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White House lied, jobs died

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2882590/posts

[Never A Dull Moment]

Thanks for the update. Obama has caused a lot of job loss with this moratorium and should be held accountable. Malkin is worth following on Twitter.