March 2021
| Washington, D.C.– Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the report from the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) ethics investigation into former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao. |
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 3, 2021)—Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) providing new evidence of illegal e-cigarette sales, and urging immediate action to remove all flavored e-cigarette products sold by Puff Bar from the market and prosecute violators.
| Washington, D.C. (Mar. 3, 2021)— Today, Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, sent a letter to Bill Magness, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), requesting information and documents regarding their lack of preparation for the recent winter storm that caused millions of power outages across the state. |
Washington D.C. (Mar. 2, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B.
| Washington, D.C. (Mar. 2, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke on the House Floor in favor of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act." Below is Chairwoman Maloney's full statement for the record. Watch Chairwoman Maloney's floor statement. Floor Statement of Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney H.R. 1, the "For the People Act" March 2, 2021 |
Washington, D.C. (Mar. 2, 2021)—Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its 2021 High-Risk List, an inventory of government operations most vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, or insufficiency, that is updated at the start of each Congress. The 2021 List and accompanying report describe the status of high-risk areas relative to the 2019 report and identify new areas of concern, including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
| Washington, D.C. (Mar. 1, 2021)—Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) detailing how billions of dollars Congress appropriated for reconstruction projects in Afghanistan were used: |