Republican calls Obama govt ‘one of the most corrupt’

Pressed on the fact that TARP was pushed through by the Bush administration,he said that Obama “inherited” the 800 billion dollars without guidelines,allowing him to use the money like “presidential earmarks.” He admitted that Congress shared the blame for not demanding a “blow-by-blow,dollar-by- dollar” plan for the cash.

Talking about the national health care overhaul,the Republican said it is “expanding Medicaid mandates that have been at least tentatively ruled unconstitutional.”

Issa also criticised Attorney General Eric H. Holder,saying that the Justice Department has not properly investigated the publication of thousands of classified diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. He said,”I think [Holder needs to realize that,for example,WikiLeaks,if the president says,’I can’t deal with this guy as a terrorist,’ then he has to be able to deal with him as a criminal.”

“He’s hurting this administration,” Issa said of Holder. “If you’re hurting the administration,either stop hurting or leave.”

Issa further said that he plans to lead bipartisan investigations on food and drug safety,as well as Medicare fraud.