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May 21, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 21, 2025)— Rep. Stephen F. Lynch led Committee Democrats in opposition to a series of Republican-led bills that would dismantle federal regulations, put the safety of our food and water at risk, silence and harm frontline communities, and attack the self-determination of Washington, D.C. 

Subcommittees

May 20, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)— Below is Ranking Member Robert Garcia’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets hearing on the overclassification of government records, including records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 


May 20, 2025
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)— Below is Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s joint Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial services hearing on Republicans’ attacks on the Inflation Reduction Act and the middle class.

May 20, 2025
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)— Below is Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s joint Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial services hearing on how Republicans’ roll back of the Inflation Reduction Act to subsidize tax giveaways for billionaires will increase working Americans’ cost of living. 

May 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement:  

“I stand with Congresswoman McIver and stand by her constitutional duty to conduct responsible oversight as a representative of the people of Newark. 


May 16, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep.

Issues: DOGE

May 15, 2025
Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Inspector General Heather Hill demanding an investigation into DOGE’s invasion of taxpayer privacy rights in IRS systems following concerning reporting that DOGE planned to partner with Palantir, a software company cofounded by Trump-connected Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, to run a 30 day “hackathon.” Under the guise of “modernizing” IRS systems, DOGE is attempting to create a centralized master database of taxpayer information accessible by unknown external sources, like Palantir, posing a clear threat to the privacy and safety of Americans.
Subcommittees

May 15, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2025)— Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch issued the following statement in response to Committee Republicans’ decision to hold a discussion on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) yearly report on duplicative efforts and initiatives in the federal government behind a closed-door briefing:  

Subcommittees