The House Republican Steering Committee Wednesday made U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) the ranking Republican on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is tasked with keeping tabs on fraud and abuse of power within federal agencies.

“I look forward to leading committee Republicans and working with my Democratic colleagues in helping the new Administration of President Barack Obama root out waste, fraud, and abuse in the Federal government,” Issa said in a statement.

But as he was named to the post, Issa also issued a threat to his Democratic majority colleagues.

“While objective and bipartisan hearings are a priority for Republicans, the minority will not tolerate inappropriately partisan hearings or investigations,” Issa added.  “We also stand ready to pro-actively probe any critical failures of government neglected by the Committee majority.”