Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2023)—Below is Ranking Member Cori Bush's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Committee on the Judiciary, examining regulations at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2023)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement on House Republicans' abuse of Congressional power to interfere in a criminal investigation of former President Trump:
Washington, D.C. (March 16, 2023)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after Committee staff received a phone briefing from representatives from Norfolk Southern, the operator of the derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio, which Committee Republicans requested after refusing to join Committee Democrats in demanding answers from the company's CEO, Alan Shaw, about Norfolk Southern's role in and response to the train derailment:
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Oversight and Accountability Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C.
Washington, D.C. (March 14, 2023)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after President Biden announced an Executive Order implementing critical gun safety measures:
Washington, D.C. (March 14, 2023)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep. Debbie Dingell issued the following statements after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an analysis showing the persistence of the gender pay gap and the under-representation of women in management positions across industries.
Washington, D.C. (March 14, 2023)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Rep. Shontel Brown, Rep. Greg Casar, and Rep. Robert Garcia released a video to kick off the 19th Annual Sunshine Week—a nationwide initiative meant to highlight the importance of government transparency. In honor of Sunshine Week, Ranking Member Raskin will release a step-by-step citizen's guide to the Freedom of Information Act.