April 2023
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, urging the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to initiate suspension and debarment proceedings against meatpacking company JBS USA (JBS), the U.S. subsidiary of J&F Investimentos S.A. (J&F), a Brazilian-owned investment company with a history of criminal misconduct, and each of its U.S. companies, including Pilgrim's Pride.
Washington, D.C. (April 19, 2023)—Below is Ranking Member Jamie Raskin's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal.
Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2023)—Today, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, led Select Subcommittee Democrats in taking a forward-looking approach to strengthening our pandemic prevention and preparedness, getting to the bottom of the novel coronavirus's origins, and countering the Chinese Communist Party's threat to America's public health and national security.
Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2023)—Below is Vice Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs hearing on clean energy investments in communities across America.
Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2023)—Below is Ranking Member Robert Garcia's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing on the resettlement of unaccompanied migrant children.
Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2023)—Today, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., Ranking of Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, released a new factsheet detailing Select Subcommittee Republicans' refusal to protect America's public health and their opposition to commonsense pandemic prevention and preparedness policies.
Washington, D.C. (April 13, 2023)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, released the following statement marking 100 days since Committee Republicans commenced their pursuit of blatantly partisan investigations to bolster former President Trump's reelection campaign instead of working toward legislative solutions to help make life better for families across the United States:
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2023)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement on the decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas to invalidate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of abortion medication: