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Washington, D.C. (Mar. 4, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement praising the passage of H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act:

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 3, 2020)—Today, Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, and Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly sent letters seeking detailed information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) regarding the testing, diagnoses, and costs of treating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 3, 2020)—Today, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, and Rep.

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 3, 2020)—Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraging it to adopt the most stringent testing methods to detect carcinogenic asbestos in consumer talc-based products.

Washington D.C. (Mar. 2, 2020)— On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a hearing to examine whether programs at the General Services Administration (GSA) designed to facilitate the modernization of existing technologies and the adoption of new technologies are delivering solutions efficiently, securely, and in a cost-effective manner.

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 28, 2020)—This week, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a hearing on the ways the Trump Administration is undermining LGBTQ rights.

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Washington, D.C. (Feb. 28, 2020)—This week, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing and received testimony from U.S. servicemembers who allege they were exposed to chemical and radiological hazards when they were deployed to Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan after September 11, 2001.

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Washington, D.C. (Feb. 27, 2020)—This week, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing to commemorate Black History Month by examining lessons from the civil rights movement on combating efforts to suppress the right to vote and how many of these lessons are particularly urgent in the face of similar voter suppression efforts today.

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