OMB contempt vote looms in Oversight panel despite document release

Federal Times: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform could vote as early as June 23 on a resolution to hold the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs administrator in contempt, while House Democrats say no such vote should happen.

At issue is the ongoing conflict over the EPA’s regulatory powers of the nation’s waterways, and attempts by the Oversight Committee, led by Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, to gain document disclosure from the OIRA within OMB.

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