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President Trump’s Pardons Stick Taxpayers With the Bill for January 6 Attack; Oversight Democrats Want to Know How Much

March 24, 2025

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Thomas E. Austin, the Architect of the Capitol, requesting he make clear to the American taxpayers how much they are being forced to pay to repair the damages caused by January 6th Capitol Attack rioters.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Administration Department of Justice January 6

Ranking Members Connolly and Thompson Launch Investigation into DHS’s $200 Million Bizarre “Thank You Trump” Ad Campaign Awarded to Cronies

March 21, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem requesting all documents and communications related to the Department’s taxpayer-funded advertising campaign meant to stroke President Trump’s ego—at his own request.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Administration Ethics and Transparency Immigration and Border Issues

Committee Democrats Are Shining a Light on DOGE’s Dark Dealings

March 21, 2025

Press Release

In honor of Sunshine Week, Committee Democrats released a memo entitled “Exposing DOGE’s Dark Dealings,” highlighting Democrats’ work – and recent wins – in the fight to bring DOGE out of the darkness and ensure the American people can hold the Trump-Musk Administration accountable for the chaos, corruption, and destruction wrought by Musk’s DOGE.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Administration Ethics and Transparency

Ranking Members Connolly and Scott Call for an Immediate Halt to the Illegal Dismantling of ED

March 20, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Robert C.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues:

Ranking Member Connolly Launches Investigation Into Commerce Secretary’s Unlawful Promotion of Plummeting Tesla Stock on Live Television

March 20, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Acting General Counsel John K.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Ethics and Transparency

Oversight Democrats Expose Trump Administration for Undermining FOIA and Preventing Transparency

March 20, 2025

Press Release

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to 24 federal agencies exposing the Trump Administration for eliminating staff responsible for facilitating Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and jeopardizing the American people’s right to access federal agency information.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Administration Ethics and Transparency

During Sunshine Week, Ranking Member Connolly Demands Transparency on DOGE Officials Double-Dipping and Conflicts of Interest with Outside Employment

March 19, 2025

Press Release

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote a letter to Amy Gleason, the supposed “Acting Administrator” of DOGE, calling for much-needed transparency into the DOGE workforce, their potential conflicts of interest, and possible ethics violations.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Ethics and Transparency Federal Workforce

Ranking Member Connolly Demands Postmaster General DeJoy Immediately Turn Over Information About His Backroom Deal with DOGE

March 18, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding a copy of the agreement the Postmaster General signed with DOGE, allowing Elon Musk to infiltrate the independent U.S.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Postal Service

During Sunshine Week, Ranking Member Connolly and Committee Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Government Watchdogs From Trump-Musk Attacks

March 18, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E.

Subcommittees

119th Congress

Issues: Ethics and Transparency

In FOIA Request Filing, Ranking Members Connolly and Raskin Demand DOGE Stop Lying and Come Clean

March 18, 2025