Press Releases
Washington, D.C. (September 10, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee; and Sen. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent new letters to top oil and gas executives demanding compliance with the Committees’ original requests for information regarding quid pro quo solicitations made by former President Donald Trump. Mr.
Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2024)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep.
Washington, D.C. (August 19, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after the Republican Chairs of the Committees on Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means released a report making clear that their year-and-a-half long investigation of President Biden did not find a shred of evidence that he has engaged in any wrongdoing:
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Andy Kim introduced the Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2024 to prohibit Department of Defense (DoD) owned manufacturing plants and contractors from selling military-grade assault weapons and ammunition to civilians.
Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2024)—Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, led Subcommittee Democrats in examining the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) and the importance of this independent watchdog.
Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2024)—Below is Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation hearing on federal cybersecurity regulations.
Washington, D.C. (July 24, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led Committee Democrats in examining anticompetitive industry policies that increase prescription drug costs, hurt local pharmacies, and hinder patient care in a hearing with the nation’s three largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)—Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, and OptumRx.
Washington, D.C. (July 24, 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 on wasteful spending and inefficiencies in the Department of Defense’s (DOD) weapons procurement process.