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Washington, D.C. (July 21, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements about the Trump Administration's deployment of unidentified federal officials to police Portland, Oregon, over the objections of state and local officials:
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) condemned the Trump Administration's use of violent tactics against peaceful protestors in Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere around the country, and demanded that the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) open an immediate investigation into these actions.
Washington, D.C. (July 14, 2020)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Subcommittee Member Ayanna Pressley sent letters to four companies identified as potentially involved in helping the Department of Justice (DOJ) carry out executions of federal prisoners.
This morning, the Department of Justice conducted the first federal execution in 17 years after an overnight battle at the Supreme Court of the United States. Chairman Raskin and Rep. Pressley issued the following statement in response to these developments:
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following joint statement on President Trump's decision to commute the sentence of Roger Stone:
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the non-partisan, independent Government Accountability Office released a report on the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS):
Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2020)—On Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a briefing on violations of First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists by federal and local law enforcement.
Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Stephen F.
On Friday, May 29, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. ET, the Subcommittee on National Security will hold a conference call briefing for Members and a single staffer from each office with representatives from the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to address the growing number of cyber-related incidents targeting U.S.
On Friday, May 29, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. ET, the Subcommittee on National Security will hold a conference call briefing for Members and a single staffer from each office with representatives from the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to address the growing number of cyber-related incidents targeting U.S.
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2019)—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, filed the Committee's bipartisan report recommending that the House of Representatives hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas for documents about the real reasons behind the Trump Administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.