Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2025) — Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement:
“No president has the unilateral authority to carry out a direct military action this significant and with such potential consequences without first coming to Congress. It is why I have joined a bipartisan coalition supporting Representatives Massie and Khanna's War Powers legislation to reassert our role.
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025)— As Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform defended President Trump’s use of the military against the people of Los Angeles, the Administration’s cruel and illegal mass deportation operations, and the President’s attempts to seize and consolidate power, Secretary Noem’s security detail tackled and handcuffed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) for attempting to ask the Secretary a question.
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025). Below is Acting Ranking Member Stephen F. Lynch's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Full Committee hearing on the Trump Administration's favoring of an extremist immigration agenda over the safety of American children and families.
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025)— At a hearing called by Republicans to interfere with the policies of American states, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in condemning the Trump Administration’s extreme mass deportation operations and recent moves to unleash the U.S.