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February 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, February 18, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Small Business Nydia M. Velázquez, Chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee Carolyn B. Maloney, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (all D-NY) concluded their Congressional delegation visit to Puerto Rico to survey damage and meet with those affected by recent earthquakes.

Issues: Federal Budget

February 19, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2020)— Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about the use of eminent domain in the construction of natural gas pipelines.


February 18, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 18, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter demanding that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stop obstructing the Committee's investigation into current and former Border Patrol agents who posted offensive content on secret Facebook groups and who still may be working with immigrants and children.


February 14, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 14, 2020)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, led all Democratic Members of the Committee in a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos requesting information about a proposed rule that would encourage schools to pursue fewer investigations of sexual harassment and assault. The Department is poised to finalize the rule soon.


February 13, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 13, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Carol Miller (R-WV) led a group of bipartisan members in introducing H.R. 5885, the Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act, to ensure even more federal employees receive 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child.


February 13, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 13, 2020)—This week, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing with the Director of the Census Bureau and officials from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine a new GAO report warning of "significant risks" to the "cost, quality, schedule, and security" of the 2020 Census.

Issues: Census

February 12, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2020)—Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, released the following statement after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a lawsuit against JUUL Labs (JUUL) for intentionally targeting youth and creating a vaping epidemic:


February 12, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2020)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requesting documents and information on the FBI's plan to improve its process for collecting and reporting hate crimes statistics.