He faced proceedings after the House Oversight Committee led its own investigation into the operation.
Led by Republican Darrell Issa, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed documents for that 10-month period.
Attorney General Eric Holder has been in the hot seat during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday.
During his testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee, Shannon sat straight in his crisp green uniform.
Most recently in June, the House Oversight Committee released an in-depth report, detailing a dramatic drop in the production of generic injectable drugs.
Also Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee's leading members said Sullivan provided a "detailed response" to their separate list of questions about the incident.
Issa, the House Oversight Committee chairman, said Tuesday that his committee has heard allegations of similar misconduct by Secret Service agents dating back years.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said Tuesday that his committee has heard allegations of similar misconduct by Secret Service agents dating back years.
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee last week recommended citing Holder.
The video clip, made available by a Republican-led House oversight committee, shows GSA workers promoting the "go green" campaign, singing along to a gospel-style tune.
That conversation begins this afternoon when the House Oversight Committee under the highly partisan leadership of Congressman Darrell Issa (R- CA) begins hearings on the tragedy in Benghazi.
And there are few better vehicles for finger pointing than the House Oversight Committee, a panel with a congressional mandate to find the critters beneath the rocks.
Susan Collins, ranking member on the Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney of the House Oversight Committee suggested having more female agents could help avoid such scandals.
At least three Congressional panels are planning hearings, and House oversight committee chairman Representative Darrell Issa said he had asked five mid-level IRS employees be made available for questioning.
The email and the draft filing are just the latest revelation to flow from 250, 000 documents the New York Fed turned over to the House Oversight Committee in response to a subpoena.
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In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, House Oversight Committee chairman, Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accused the Justice Department of blocking their investigation into the scandal.
Washington (CNN) -- The partisan impasse over potential contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder continues following a lengthy letter from the deputy attorney general, and a blunt response from the House Oversight Committee chairman.
On March 5th the House oversight committee heard testimony from John Shannon, an infantry sergeant who was shot in the head near the Saddam Mosque in Ramadi, causing brain trauma and the loss of an eye.
Gingrich and Santorum followed Romney in addressing the NRA gathering, which served as a conservative conclave with other top Republicans -- including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa -- also scheduled to speak.
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Washington (CNN) -- The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee is moving to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate in the panel's investigation of the controversial "Operation Fast and Furious" weapons sting.
Based on documents released by the House Oversight Committee, the day of the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, September 11, the White House situation room starts receiving emails at about 1 pm that the mission is under hostile surveillance.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, defended the House Oversight Committee vote Wednesday to refer the contempt citation to the full House, saying the goal was to uncover the truth about Fast and Furious, including what he called certain White House involvement.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-New York, submitted 50 questions to Sullivan, while House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the panel's ranking Democrat, have 10 questions they wanted answered, including a precise time line of exactly what happened in Cartagena.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy, D-Vermont, said he has been in close touch with Sullivan and believes the agency director is taking "serious action" to investigate the incident, while House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, said he has a high level of confidence in Sullivan.
On Tuesday, Republican members of the House Oversight Committee demanded the SEC turn over documents and communications with the Obama administration and media outlets like The New York Times, accusing the SEC of filing the charges as a political move to help push the financial reform legislation through the Senate.
Washington (CNN) -- A week before his committee is scheduled to hold a vote on a resolution holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa told the Department of Justice Wednesday it still has a chance to produce materials about the failed "Fast and Furious" gun-running operation and avoid a public vote.
Senator Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, have accused acting ATF director and likely Obama pick for a permanent top position, Todd Jones, of trying to punish and silence whistle-blowers.
After a long-winded series of opening remarks by House Oversight and Government Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, the two star witnesses went to work.
Both men were sworn in before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform tried to estimate this exact calculation.
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