Editing Darrell Issa (section)

===Ethics complaints and 2010 award===
In September 2011, a liberal advocacy and lobbying group, American Family Voices, filed a complaint with the [[Office of Congressional Ethics]] against Issa, alleging he had repeatedly used his position of authority on the Oversight Committee to improperly intervene in dealings with [[Goldman Sachs]], [[Merrill Lynch]], and [[DEI Holdings]], all of which Issa is associated with in some way. Issa's office rejected the allegations.<ref>Madison, Lucy (September 13, 2011) [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liberal-group-files-ethics-complaint-against-darrell-issa/ Liberal group files ethics complaint against Darrell Issa], ''[[CBS News]]''; accessed November 11, 2016.</ref>

The year before, the [[Project on Government Oversight]], a government watchdog group, gave Issa its Good Government Award for his contributions to government oversight and transparency. These included publicizing documents produced by the [[New York Fed|New York Federal Reserve Bank]] in response to a congressional subpoena, publicly exposing the NYFR's secret "back-door bailout" of [[AIG]]'s counterparties, and cofounding a Transparency Caucus dedicated to "promoting a more open and accountable government through education, legislation, and oversight."<ref>[http://www.pogo.org/honorees/good-government-award/ "Good Government Award Home Page"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707020520/http://www.pogo.org/honorees/good-government-award/|date=July 7, 2010}}, [[Project On Government Oversight]] website; retrieved July 1, 2010.</ref><ref>Staff (June 29, 2010). [http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558:issa-recognized-for-rigorous-government-oversight&catid=10:district-blog&Itemid=33&Itemid=33 "Press Room – Issa Recognized for Rigorous Government Oversight"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042730/http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=558:issa-recognized-for-rigorous-government-oversight&catid=10:district-blog&Itemid=33&Itemid=33 |date=July 21, 2011 }} (Press Release); Congressman Issa's official  website; retrieved July 2, 2010.</ref> In 2012 Issa featured in [[TechCrunch]]'s list of "The 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/03/the-20-most-innovative-people-in-democracy-2012/|url-status=live|website=[[TechCrunch]]|date=November 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105185604/http://techcrunch.com:80/2012/11/03/the-20-most-innovative-people-in-democracy-2012/ |archive-date=November 5, 2012 }}</ref>

In late February 2021, Issa and a dozen other Republican House members skipped votes and [[Proxy voting|enlisted others to vote for them]], citing the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], while actually attending the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]], which was held at the same time as their slated absences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/politics/cpac-house-republicans-proxy-voting/index.html|title=More than a dozen Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' They're slated to be at CPAC.|publisher=[[CNN]]|last1=Bash|first1=Dana|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|last3=Diaz|first3=Daniella|last4=Fox|first4=Lauren|last5=Warren|first5=Michael|date=February 26, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref> In response, the [[Campaign for Accountability]], an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the [[United States House Committee on Ethics|House Committee on Ethics]] and requested an investigation into Issa and the other lawmakers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/10/politics/house-committee-ethics-watchdog-republicans-proxy-voting-cpac/index.html|title=First on CNN: Watchdog group requests investigation into 13 GOP lawmakers for misusing proxy voting|publisher=[[CNN]]|last1=Grayer|first1=Annie|last2=Diaz|first2=Daniella|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021}}</ref>