Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey, and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney pressed Administration officials to fully cooperate with inquiries by the independent and nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) about the Administration's hold on funding for the World Health Organization (WHO).
Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2020)—On Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a briefing on violations of First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists by federal and local law enforcement.
| Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2020)—Below are highlights from an interview that Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi had with CBS 60 Minutes to discuss his investigation into the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation and review of coronavirus tests and the policies regarding coronavirus blood tests issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2020)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo:
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
The bill, introduced by Congresswoman Norton in January 2019, would admit the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth into the Union as a state consisting of most of the territory of the present-day District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2020)—Today, the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. This landmark legislation, introduced by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, would create a 51st state comprised of most of the territory presently considered the District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke on the House floor in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020.
On June 8, 2020, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced this bill.
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2020)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing examining how the government can protect federal employees while continuing operations and providing vital resources to the public.
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, during a press conference held in advance of the historic vote on the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
Washington D.C. (June 25, 2020)—On Monday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m., Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will hold a remote briefing on how the violent treatment of protestors and journalists across the country by federal and local law enforcement have violated the First Amendment.