House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said tonight that the Department of Labor should back off its controversial proposal to make reporters use government computers and software to report new unemployment data.

“The Department of Labor needs to reverse course on this wrong-headed policy change,”  said Issa.  “And if they fail to do so, the White House must intervene. The president is ultimately responsible when a cabinet department embarks on an initiative that runs counter to both his own promises and the First Amendment.”