Press Releases

Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement as House Republicans continue to fixate on President Biden’s health instead of addressing the fact millions of Americans are losing their healthcare:

Today, a spokesperson for Oversight Democrats released the following statement on their investigation into the Department of Homeland Security after reports that at least 170 U.S. citizens have been unlawfully detained by the agency.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Bobby Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee Committee on Investigations, introduced the Fast Action for Lawful Compliance with Oversight Needs (FALCON) Act, a bicameral effort to reinforce the independence and authority of Inspectors General (IGs) across the federal government. This comes following efforts by President Trump to fire or demote 21 IGs across 22 offices since the beginning of his second term, agency efforts to interfere in the independence of federal IGs, and the more recent attacks by his Administration to illegally withhold funding from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, stifling oversight across the federal government.

Washington, D.C. — Today, 21 Democratic Ranking Members of House Committees, led by Ranking Member Robert Garcia of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director – and Project 2025 Architect – Russell Vought demanding an immediate end to the Trump Administration’s unlawful reductions in force (RIFs) being carried out during the ongoing government shutdown. The letter follows a recent federal court ruling which temporarily blocked the mass terminations and raised serious legal concerns about their motivation and execution.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee Committee on Investigations, wrote to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding information and records from the agency following widespread reports of wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens by agents at the Department of Homeland Security. Reports document citizens being held for extended periods, being denied access to counsel, and other civil rights violations.