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12-22-2009 Fallen Heroes Family Act Makes Visas Available to Foreign Parents of Fallen U.S. Servicemembers: Bill will help Aid Military Families Following Loss

WASHINGTON. D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) recently introduced H.R. 4350, the "Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2009." Each year a number of military families who have lost a loved one face unnecessary difficulties and hardship when trying to bring a surviving parent legally to the United States to raise the U.S. service member’s child. Recently, the task has been accomplished through the difficult process of private bills in Congress.

"Families of fallen soldiers currently face an arduous process to get foreign parents into the U.S. and they were always considered on a case-by-case basis," Issa said. "The Fallen Heroes Family Act will enact a permanent change to current U.S. immigration law so that the children of our military families put in this situation can receive help from grandparents."
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12-15-2009 Rep. Issa Launches New 49th District Website: WASHINGTON. D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) announced the launch of a new website for California’s 49th Congressional District: http://issa.house.gov.
“This website is the flagship of my continued online outreach to the people of the 49th Congressional district,” said Rep. Issa. “Whether it’s a question about where I stand on healthcare reform, a visitor to Washington seeking a tour of the Capitol, solving a problem with a Federal agency or a desire to follow me on Twitter, issa.house.gov is a fast and easy way to seek help and get information. It furthers my goal of putting my work in Congress in a user friendly format at the finger tips of those I represent.”

To create greater transparency and permit visitors to follow Rep. Issa’s oversight and investigative work, the new website includes:
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12-10-2009 Issa-Towns Government Transparency Information Bill Moves Forward: WASHINGTON D.C. – The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today unanimously agreed to add H.R. 2392, the Issa-Towns “Government Information Transparency Act,” to legislation reauthorizing and improving the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999.

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12-3-2009 Issa Expresses Concern Over President Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49), the Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Released the following statement on President Obama's surge strategy for Afghanistan:
"President Obama unveiled a strategy this evening that gives our commanders on the ground only some of the troops and resources they have indicated are needed to complete the mission in Afghanistan. More importantly, his insistence on a timetable for leaving Afghanistan before his plan has even begun casts serious doubt about his commitment to a successful mission. The President simply cannot be an effective Commander-in-Chief while simultaneously altering the requests of military leaders to appease his political base and faulting the previous Administration for every important decision he has to make.
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