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August 16, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 16, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, invited Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify at an urgent hearing on Monday, August 24, 2020, on his sweeping operational and organizational changes at the Postal Service, which experts warn could degrade delivery standards, slow the mail, and potentially impair the rights of eligible Americans to cast their votes through the mail.


August 16, 2020

Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and Ranking Member Gary C. Peters of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today called on the Postmaster General and Chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors to testify before Congress about recent, sweeping and dangerous operational changes at the Postal Service that are slowing the mail and jeopardizing the integrity of the election:

Issues: Postal Service

August 14, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and the top Democrats from four Congressional committees with jurisdiction over federal elections and the Postal Service – Chairperson Zoe Lofgren of the Committee on House Administration, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Ranking Member Gary C.

Issues: Postal Service

August 14, 2020

Washington D.C. (Aug. 14, 2020)—On Monday, August 17, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's Subcommittee on National Security, and Rep. Ami Bera, M.D., Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation will hold a joint briefing on "China's Oppression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang."


August 14, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 14, 2020)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Subcommittee Member Rep. Robin Kelly sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Matthew T. Albence requesting information on the "citizens academy" training program being offered to civilians.


August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020 (WASHINGTON) – Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal decision concluding that President Donald Trump's appointments to senior leadership positions at the Department of Homeland Security were illegal and circumvented both the Federal Vacancy Reform Act and the Homeland Security Act.


August 13, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 13, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after U.S. Office of Special Counsel's (OSC) responded to the Committee's inquiry seeking an advisory opinion the Hatch Act risks of President Trump giving his convention speech at the White House:


August 13, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 13, 2020)—Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, announced a hearing on the Trump Administration's contracts with Philips Respironics, including recent contracts with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that may have squandered up to $504 million in taxpayer funds.

Issues: Coronavirus

August 12, 2020

Washington, D.C. – In a new letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and 173 other House Democrats today called for the reversal of policies that have worsened the crisis facing the Postal Service and exacerbated a dramatic increase in delayed and undelivered mail.

Issues: Postal Service

August 12, 2020

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 12, 2020)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, led a letter with Chairwoman Maloney, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and four Equality Caucus Co-Chairs to John F.