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Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after President Trump announced the deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.: 

Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2023)—Today, Democratic Members of the Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Committee on House Administration pressed Congressional Republicans to cease their efforts to disenfranchise voters in Washington, D.C. during a joint hearing.

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Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2023)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led Democrats in defending D.C.'s right to self- governance and criticized Republicans for hindering the District's efforts to address crime.

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2023)—Below is Ranking Member Jamie Raskin's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing entitled "Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) urged the House and Senate Armed Services Committees' leadership to include the District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act, which would give the D.C. mayor control over the D.C. National Guard, in the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The D.C. National Guard Home Rule Act passed the House as part of the fiscal year 2023 NDAA, but Republicans blocked it in the Senate.