(Hotair) House oversight committee chairman Darrell Issa has launched an investigation into why the WWII memorial and other open-air monuments have been shut down.
"These properties belong to the American people. They do not belong to a political party. There is no reason to ever shut those folks out from that," said Representative Mike Kelly in an emotional speech…
Issa's investigation is at its preliminary stages, Frederick Hill, his spokesman, said. But his committee will be exploring whether decisions were made to close monuments and other attractions for political reasons, potentially as a means of worsening the pain of a shutdown to increase political pressure on House Republicans.