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November 2020

November 20, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 20, 2020)— Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report reviewing the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) management of their intellectual property. The report recommends HHS fix a deficiency in their commercial licensing process and publicly report more about the licensing of their intellectual property. U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn B.


November 20, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 20, 2020)— Today, House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth, House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey, and House Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney published funding documents obtained from the Trump Administration's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that show the White House withheld expiring funds via an apportionment footnote – the same tactic used by President Trump to illegally withhold Ukraine security assistance.

Issues: Coronavirus

November 19, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 19, 2020)—This evening, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rep. Nita M. Lowey, Oversight and Reform Committee's Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, and Appropriations Committee's Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Rep.

Issues: Administration

November 19, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 19, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Census Bureau Director Dr.

Issues: Census

November 19, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 19, 2020)— Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, today drew parallels between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense's (DOD) handling of health concerns of veterans and servicemembers who deployed to Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between 2001 and 2005 and the fight to ensure health care and compensation for 9/11 responders and survivors.


November 19, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 19, 2020)—On Wednesday, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Subcommittee Member Rep. Katie Porter sent a letter to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Acting Administrator James Owens requesting a staff briefing on proposed improvements to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.


November 18, 2020
Washington, D.C. (Nov. 18, 2020)—Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney; Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jamie Raskin; Committee Members Jackie Speier and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Rep. Lois Frankel sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr following up on multiple requests for a briefing from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) regarding the role of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in approving a favorable plea deal for convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and concealing the deal from the survivors of Mr. Epstein's crimes.

November 18, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 18, 2020)—Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman James E.

Issues: Coronavirus