Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2020)— Yesterday, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, held a briefing on how structural inequities have led to disproportionate coronavirus infections and deaths in African American, Latino, and Native American communities.

Chairman Clyburn began the briefing by acknowledging the citizens who are coming together to protest racial injustices in response to the death of George Floyd:

Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2020)—Today, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the Vice Chairwoman of the Subcommittee, issued the following statement after news reports indicated President Donald Trump will sign an Executive Order to waive environmental reviews for construction projects and bypass protections in laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA):

Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Committee Member John P. Sarbanes introduced the Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 2020 (The PLUM Act) to increase the transparency of the most senior leaders of the Executive Branch by modernizing the Plum Book.

Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. Gerald E.

Washington—Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Representative Gerald E.

Washington, DC (June 3, 2020) — On Thursday, June 4, 2020, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, will hold a video briefing with doctors and public health experts to examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on existing racial health disparities and the unequal burden of this public health crisis on communities of color.

Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump deployed federal police against American citizens peacefully protesting the very public, inexplicable loss of several black lives at the hands of law enforcement:

Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2020)—Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, the Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar requesting the agency's coronavirus research contracts with the private sector.