Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2024)—Yesterday, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, led Select Subcommittee Democrats in debunking Select Subcommittee Republicans’ claims about the federal government’s influence on scientific journals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2024)—Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, led Subcommittee Democrats in emphasizing Republicans’ lack of credibility on border policy after rejecting a bipartisan border security package and using racist rhetoric to fearmonger about immigrants.
Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2024)—Below is Ranking Member Robert Garcia’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing entitled “How the Border Crisis Impacts Public Safety.”
Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2024)—Below is Ranking Member Raul Ruiz’s, M.D. opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing examining the peer review process and the relationship between scientific journals and the federal government.
Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2024)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, introduced the Government Spending Oversight Committee Act, which would place federal inspectors general (IGs) at the center of fraud reduction and provide them tools to lead the government’s efforts to combat fraud across more than ten major funding bills—including pandemic-related spending.
Washington, D.C. (April 12, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led Committee Democrats in highlighting the crucial role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring Americans have access to a clean and safe food and drug supply.
Washington, D.C. (April 11, 2024)—Below is Ranking Member Jamie Raskin’s opening statement at today’s hearing entitled “Oversight of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.”
Washington, D.C. (April 8, 2024)—Today, Ranking Member Raskin, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Juan Ciscomani, and Steven Lynch introduced the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act.
The bill would require the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fix its error and grant officers their promised retirement benefits that were removed from them through no fault of their own.
Washington, D.C. (April 5, 2024) — Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep.