May 2021
Washington, D.C. (May 28, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued this statement following the Senate vote against establishing an independent, bipartisan 9/11-type commission that would examine the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021:
"I am deeply disappointed that Republicans in the Senate put party over country and blocked the creation of an independent, bipartisan Commission to investigate the root causes of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2021)—Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Subcommittee Member Rep.
Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2021)— Yesterday, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a hearing examining the role that far-right militias have played in the recent surge in domestic violent extremism, including their role in organizing the insurrection on January 6, 2021.
Washington, D.C. (May 27, 2021)— Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security, and Reps. Elaine G. Luria, Sara Jacobs, and Scott Peters, sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Harker requesting information about the Department of the Navy's plans to reduce funding and eliminate staff for the Naval Audit Service (NAS).
Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2021)—Below is Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today's Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing examining the role of militia groups in the current rise of violent right-wing extremism.
Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2021)—Below is Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Chairman Jamie Raskin's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, for today's hearing examining the role of militia groups in the current rise of violent right-wing extremism.
Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2021)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), requesting information about how DHS evaluated the dangers associated with militia violent extremists (MVEs) prior to militia groups' involvement in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S.
Washington D.C. (May 25, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee voted favorably to send her bill, the IG Independence and Empowerment Act, to the House floor: