August 2020
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 17, 2020)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the appointment of Benjamin A. Overholt to a newly created political position, Deputy Director for Data, at the U.S. Census Bureau:
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 17, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to the Committee's request to testify on Monday, August 24, 2020.
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 16, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, invited Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify at an urgent hearing on Monday, August 24, 2020, on his sweeping operational and organizational changes at the Postal Service, which experts warn could degrade delivery standards, slow the mail, and potentially impair the rights of eligible Americans to cast their votes through the mail.
| Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and Ranking Member Gary C. Peters of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today called on the Postmaster General and Chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors to testify before Congress about recent, sweeping and dangerous operational changes at the Postal Service that are slowing the mail and jeopardizing the integrity of the election: |
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and the top Democrats from four Congressional committees with jurisdiction over federal elections and the Postal Service – Chairperson Zoe Lofgren of the Committee on House Administration, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Ranking Member Gary C.
Washington D.C. (Aug. 14, 2020)—On Monday, August 17, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's Subcommittee on National Security, and Rep. Ami Bera, M.D., Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation will hold a joint briefing on "China's Oppression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang."
| Washington, D.C. (Aug. 14, 2020)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Subcommittee Member Rep. Robin Kelly sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Matthew T. Albence requesting information on the "citizens academy" training program being offered to civilians. |
August 14, 2020 (WASHINGTON) – Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal decision concluding that President Donald Trump's appointments to senior leadership positions at the Department of Homeland Security were illegal and circumvented both the Federal Vacancy Reform Act and the Homeland Security Act.