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Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi’s Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Efforts to Sabotage Federal Assistance Programs
May 7, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on the Trump Administration's attacks on federal investment programs that provide a lifeline for people and families in financial need.  

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Health Care and Financial Services (119th Congress)
Issues: Health Care
Oversight Democrats Demand Answers After CDC Whistleblower Exposes Trump Administration Eliminated Agency’s Entire FOIA Office
April 24, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (April 24, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Susan Monarez demanding answers after the Committee was provided with reports of the elimination of all staff responsible for responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests at the CDC.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Ethics and Transparency Health Care
“This May Not Be Fixable” “People Will Die” Committee Democrats Condemn RFK Jr. and Trump-Musk Administration for Purging a Combined 1,000 Years of Expertise from the FDA
April 10, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (April 10, 2025)—Yesterday, Committee Democrats denounced the Trump Administration’s purge of thousands of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) workers and questioned witnesses on the wide range of ways such cuts endanger the health and safety of all Americans.  Committee Republicans, on the other hand, leaned into conspiracies and attacked childhood vaccines.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Federal Workforce Health Care
Rep. Subramanyam’s Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump-Musk Administration’s Attacks on FDA and Public Health
April 9, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025)—Below is Rep. Suhas Subramanyam’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Full Committee hearing on the Trump Administration’s purge of thousands of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) workers, endangering the health and safety of the American people.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Federal Workforce Health Care
Oversight Democrats Urge HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to Halt Purge of FDA Staff, Warn of Increased Outbreaks of Contaminated Food
April 8, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Rep.

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Federal Workforce Health Care
Subcommittee Democrats Launch Investigation Into Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Lackluster Response to Bird Flu Outbreak
April 1, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)—Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Lateefah Simon, and Rep. Wesley Bell sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the U.S.

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Health Care and Financial Services (119th Congress)
Issues: Health Care
After Exit of Top Vaccine Official, Ranking Member Connolly Demands HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Reverse His Vaccination Suppression Efforts
March 29, 2025
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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), demanding he immediately resume the agency’s core function to make available recommended vaccines following the shocking resignation of the nation’s top F.D.A. vaccination official and HHS’s cancellation of vaccine advisory committee planning and grants for life-saving vaccine research.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Health Care
Ranking Member Connolly’s Statement on Mass Firings at HHS
March 27, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would be eliminating 10,000 employees in the Trump Administration’s latest attack on the civil service.
Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Administration Federal Workforce Health Care
Subcommittee Democrats Denounce Republican Efforts to Eliminate Critical Federal Assistance Programs
February 12, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2025)—Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services, led Subcommittee Democrats in condemning Republican efforts to dismantle vital programs that provide lifesaving and life-changing support for Americans across the country.  

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Issues: Health Care
Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi’s Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Critical Federal Assistance Programs
February 11, 2025
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Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025) Below is Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on Republican efforts to dismantle vital programs that provide lifesaving and life changing support for Americans across the country.  
 

Subcommittees
119th Congress
Health Care and Financial Services (119th Congress)
Issues: Economy & Jobs Health Care
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