January 2020
WASHINGTON— Congressional leaders called on Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to immediately halt implementation of the Trump Administration's new asylum programs, Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) and the Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP). These programs do not help asylum seekers but instead systematically deny them due process, leave them in life-threatening circumstances, and ultimately deny the opportunity to justly seek asylum in the United States.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 30, 2020)—Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, launched a new investigation into extremely troubling reports about the underage use of dating applications; and inappropriately selling or sharing personal data.
Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that the Committee will markup H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, on February 11, 2020.
This week, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing entitled, "75 Years After the Holocaust: The Ongoing Battle Against Hate," in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
This was the latest in a series of hearings being held by the Committee during the 116th Congress to combat bigotry, discrimination, and hate of all kinds.
Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, along with the Chairmen of the Subcommittees on Government Operations, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Economic and Consumer Policy, and Environment, announced that four Subcommittees will hold an in-depth, two-day series of hearings to examine the negative effects of regulations proposed by the Trump Administration relating to children's poverty, housing, hunger, and health.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 29, 2020)—This week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a joint hearing with Rep.
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 29, 2020)—This week, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing entitled "Protecting Those Who Blow the Whistle on Government Wrongdoing" to examine who qualifies as a federal whistleblower; what protections such a designation affords to those who make allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement; and whether new legal provisions would improve whistleblower protections.
This week, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing on the Trump Administration's strategy regarding the U.S. conflict in Afghanistan, including ongoing reconciliation negotiations with the Taliban.