2020 News Archive

April 2020

Experts Warn That Census Bureau Must Work With Congress to Ensure Complete and Accurate Census in Wake of Coronavirus Crisis
April 15, 2020
Chairs Maloney and Lynch Urge Trump to Immediately Restore Funding to World Health Organization Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
April 14, 2020
Oversight and Financial Services Committee Chairs Seek Briefing on FDIC’s Readiness for Financial Crisis During Pandemic
April 14, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Request to Delay Key Aspects of 2020 Census
April 13, 2020
House Chairs Condemn President’s Assault on IGs
April 10, 2020
Postmaster General Warns Committee of Dire Consequences Without Congressional Action
April 9, 2020
Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Investigation Leads SEC to Suspend Trading of Wellness Matrix Group Stock
April 9, 2020
New Document Shows Inadequate Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment and Critical Medical Supplies to States
April 8, 2020
Chairs Maloney, Connolly and Lynch Take Swift Action in Response to President’s Removal of Chair of Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
April 8, 2020
Chairman Lynch Issues Statement on Resignation of Acting Navy Secretary After Subcommittee Launched Investigation
April 8, 2020
Chairs Thompson and Maloney Write FEMA on Coronavirus Response Supply Chain Issues
April 7, 2020
Chairs Maloney and Raskin Call on DHS to Release Non-Violent Migrant Detainees to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak in Detention Facilities
April 7, 2020
Connolly, Lawrence, Maloney Urge Congressional Leadership to Include Meaningful Relief for USPS in Next COVID Response Legislation
April 7, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on President Trump’s Removal of IG Glenn Fine from Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
April 7, 2020
Subcommittee on National Security Requests Information about Ventilators and PPE For Defense Department Personnel
April 7, 2020
Special IG for Afghanistan Reconstruction Briefs Oversight Committee on Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
April 6, 2020
FDA Changes Blood Donation Policy After Letter from Oversight Committee
April 2, 2020
New FEMA Documents Show Critical Shortages of Medical Supplies
April 2, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Calls on Drug Companies Not to Increase Prices on Coronavirus Treatments
April 2, 2020
House Committee Chairs Request Extension of Public Comment Periods During Coronavirus National Emergency
April 1, 2020
Subcommittee Chairman Demands FDA Clear Market of E-Cigarettes Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
April 1, 2020
Maloney and Ocasio-Cortez Urge FDA to Immediately Revise Policy Banning Gay and Bisexual Men from Donating Blood as Coronavirus Threatens Nation’s Supply
April 1, 2020
Maloney and Raskin Mark 2020 “Census Day” by Encouraging Everyone to Submit Their Forms
April 1, 2020
New Emails Show GSA Involvement in the Trump Administration’s Plan to Abolish OPM
April 1, 2020

March 2020

Subcommittee Chair Rouda Blasts Trump Administration Rule Weakening Fuel Efficiency Standards
March 31, 2020
New Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Chair Appointed
March 30, 2020
New Watchdog Report Reveals Administration’s Failures After Hurricanes in Puerto Rico
March 30, 2020
Homeland Security and Oversight and Reform Committees Question Deficient DHS IG Investigations and Raise Concerns About DHS IG Cuffari’s Leadership
March 26, 2020
Coronavirus Package Includes Oversight and Accountability Measures
March 26, 2020
Oversight Subcommittee Seeks Info from Companies Selling Unauthorized At-Home Coronavirus Test Kits
March 25, 2020
Maloney and Connolly Urge Senate to Pass Emergency Funding for Postal Service Facing Bankruptcy
March 24, 2020
House Democrats Act Rapidly to Save Postal Service from Bankruptcy As a Result of Coronavirus Crisis
March 23, 2020
Maloney Offers Critical Oversight and Federal Worker Protections for House Democrats’ Stimulus Bill
March 23, 2020
House Democrats Introduce Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act
March 23, 2020
New Report Shows Taxpayers Foot the Bill for President Trump’s $1 Million Weekend Golf Trip to His Resort in Scotland
March 23, 2020
Committee Warns of Shortages of Protective Equipment and Medical Supplies
March 21, 2020
FEMA Briefs Oversight Committee on Administration’s Coronavirus Response
March 20, 2020
Oversight Committee Seeks Administration’s Plan for Coronavirus Testing Amid Widespread Rationing
March 19, 2020
Subcommittee Seeks Documents and Interviews With Insurance Companies Cancelling Travel Policies in Wake of Coronavirus
March 18, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on Census Bureau’s Suspension of Field Operations
March 18, 2020
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Release GAO Report Finding Increases in FOIA Backlogs and Continued Delays in Agency Compliance
March 16, 2020
Oversight Committee Hearing Mentioned on NBC's Meet the Press, March 15, 2020:
March 16, 2020
Census Bureau Briefs Congress on Efforts to Address Impact of Coronavirus on 2020 Census
March 13, 2020
Maloney, Lynch, Connolly, Krishnamoorthi, Raskin, and Rouda Issue Joint Statement on President Trump Declaring National Emergency
March 13, 2020
RNC Agrees to Halt Deceptive Census Mailers After Pressure from the Oversight Committee
March 13, 2020
Price, Serrano, Maloney, Raskin Press for Answers on Impact of COVID-19 on 2020 Census
March 12, 2020
Maloney and Eshoo Introduce Bills to Strengthen Laws Prohibiting Deceptive Census Communications
March 12, 2020
Fauci Testifies Coronavirus Testing System “Not Really Geared to What We Need Right Now”
March 12, 2020
Oversight Hearing Finds Trump Administration Far Behind on Testing for Coronavirus
March 11, 2020
Maloney and Raskin Seek Docs from ICE and CBP on Coronavirus Procedures for Detainees
March 11, 2020
Committee to Hold Hearing with Top Agency Officials on Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
March 10, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Announces 2020 Sunshine Week Hearing with Former Chairs Waxman and Davis
March 9, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney’s Remarks at Press Conference on the Start of the 2020 Census
March 5, 2020
Maloney, Raskin, Connolly, and Porter Demand That RNC Halt All Communications Resembling Official Census Documents
March 5, 2020
Oversight Democrats and Republicans Press for Information on Toxic Exposures at Uzbekistan Air Base
March 5, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Praises Passage of the Coronavirus Spending Bill
March 4, 2020
Maloney, Krishnamoorthi, Lynch, and Connolly Seek Information on Coronavirus Testing and Diagnoses Procedures, Patient Costs
March 3, 2020
Subcommittee Chairman Rouda and Vice Chair Tlaib Launch Investigation into Bottled Water Industry Practices
March 3, 2020
Krishnamoorthi to FDA: Adopt All Subcommittee Recommendations on Testing Consumer Products For Asbestos
March 3, 2020
Connolly to Hold Hearing on Modernization of GSA Technologies
March 2, 2020

February 2020

Chairs Maloney and Raskin Held Hearing on Trump Administration’s Assault on LGBTQ Rights
February 28, 2020
Oversight Subcommittee Examined Hazardous Exposures and Health Conditions at Overseas Military Base
February 28, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Held Voting Rights Hearing with Civil Rights Activists
February 27, 2020
Committee Demands Documents on Trump Administration’s Title X Family Planning Prohibitions
February 26, 2020
Committee Holds Hearing on Trump Administration’s Assault on LGBTQ Rights
February 26, 2020
Committee Releases Investigative Memo with New Evidence of Voter Suppression
February 26, 2020
Committee to Hold Voting Rights Hearing with Civil Rights Activists
February 25, 2020
Committee Seeks Documents on Terminated Trump Aide Now Overseeing White House Personnel Process
February 25, 2020
Maloney, Velázquez, and Ocasio-Cortez Seek Documents on Disaster Aid in Warehouse in Puerto Rico
February 25, 2020
Congressional Committee and Caucus Chairs Announce 2020 Census Partners
February 25, 2020
Civil Rights Subcommittee Seeks Information on State Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act
February 24, 2020
Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Hazardous Exposures and Health Conditions at Overseas Military Base
February 20, 2020
Raskin and Chu Launch Investigation into NIH and FBI Probes of Chinese Scientists
February 20, 2020
House and Senate Committee Leaders Call for SSA to Abandon Proposed Rule Changing the Agency’s Appeals Process
February 19, 2020
Oversight Subcommittee Seeks Information About Ring’s Agreements with Police and Local Governments
February 19, 2020
Hoyer, Velázquez, Maloney, Ocasio-Cortez Conclude Congressional Delegation Visit to Puerto Rico
February 19, 2020
Oversight Subcommittee Launches Investigation into Use of Eminent Domain by Energy Companies
February 19, 2020
Committee Demands that CBP Comply with Investigation into Secret Facebook Groups
February 18, 2020
All Democratic Committee Members Object to DeVos’ Proposed Rule Harming Student Survivors of Sexual Assault
February 14, 2020
Maloney and Miller Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Paid Leave for Federal Employees
February 13, 2020
Committee Examines Significant Risks to Census with Bureau Director and GAO
February 13, 2020
Oversight Subcommittee Chair Statement on Massachusetts Lawsuit Against JUUL
February 12, 2020
Oversight Subcommittee Launches Probe into Car Seat Safety
February 12, 2020
Subcommittee Chairman Raskin Seeks Update on FBI Process to Collect and Report Hate Crimes Statistics
February 12, 2020
Maloney and Speier Seek Documents on Secret Service’s Exorbitant Payments to Trump Properties
February 12, 2020
New Report Warns of “Significant Risks” to 2020 Census
February 12, 2020
Maloney Gives Remarks at AFGE Legislative Reception
February 11, 2020
Committee Takes Historic Vote To Pass D.C. Statehood Bill
February 11, 2020
Oversight Committee to Hold Critical Hearing This Week with Census Bureau Director
February 10, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney Statement on Trump Administration’s FY2021 Budget
February 10, 2020
Oversight Committee Held Hearing Series Examining Trump Administration’s Attack on Children
February 10, 2020
House Leaders Demand DHS Reverse Retaliatory Global Entry Ban on New York Residents
February 8, 2020
Chairwoman Maloney, Norton Announce Details for First D.C. Statehood Committee Vote Since 1993
February 7, 2020
Maloney Condemns Trump Administration Decision to Block New Yorkers from Global Entry Enrollment
February 6, 2020
Environment Subcommittee Chair and Vice Chair Request Investigation into Chemical Leaks in Detroit
February 6, 2020
Oversight Subcommittee Chair Releases New Information from JUUL Labs
February 5, 2020
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Ethics Requirements for Presidential Transition Teams
February 5, 2020
Maloney and Warren Request GAO Review of Health Care Costs of Gun Violence
February 4, 2020
Maloney Announces Hearing with ONDCP Director on 2020 White House Drug Strategy
February 3, 2020
Education Secretary DeVos Refuses to Testify Before Oversight Committee
February 3, 2020