Architect Frank Gehry’s model of the Eisenhower Memorial is viewed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, before a meeting of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission. Designers from architect Frank Gehry’s firm unveiled some changes to a planned memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington after hearing complaints from members of Eisenhower’s family. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Though the Eisenhower Memorial Commission steadfastly remains behind Frank Gehry’s controversial design for a memorial to the 34th president, they now have to contend with opposition from a powerful House Republican.

The AP reports that Rep. Darrell Issa, who chairs the House Oversight Committee and sits on the National Capital Planning Commission, which would have to give the memorial final approval, said yesterday that he’d like to see a delay in the planning process. (This week Susan Eisenhower, President Eisenhower’s granddaughter, similarly called for a time-out.) Issa said he’d like questions answered as to how Gehry was designed to design the controversial memorial.

Issa isn’t alone—Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) also stated his opposition to the current Gehry design this week, according to the Daily Caller.

Groups opposed to the design have complained that only 44 designs were considered for the memorial, fewer than those that were considered for other memorials. Susan Eisenhower has focused her opposition on 80-foot-tall metal tapestries that will frame the memorial.