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September 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept.20, 2019)— Today, Chairmen Jamie Raskin and Stephen F. Lynch held a joint Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Subcommittee on National Security hearing entitled, "Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part III): The Transnational Terrorist Threat."

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September 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 20, 2019)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, issued the following joint statement in response to the release by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of its Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence after multiple hearings violent white supremacy:


September 20, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 20, 2019)—Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, and Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump personally attacking an Intelligence Community (IC) whistleblower just days after the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) assured Congress that the individual would be protected against "any retaliation or adverse consequence":


September 19, 2019

Washington D.C. (Sept. 19, 2019)—On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, will hold a hearing to examine the recent outbreak of lung illness associated with using e-cigarette products and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) urgent warning not to use e-cigarettes.

WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building


September 19, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2019)—Today the Committee on Oversight and Reform held a historic hearing on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act—the first on DC statehood in over 25 years. H.R.

Issues: DC

September 19, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued public statements after receiving word that the Trump Administration appears to have reversed its misguided policy of deporting critically ill children and their families.

Earlier today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent the following notification to the Oversight Committee:


September 18, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 18, 2019)—Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to JUUL Labs regarding the company's failure to produce documents requested by the Subcommittee and warning that further noncompliance could result in the issuance of a subpoena.

Issues: Health Care

September 18, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 18, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent their third letter demanding documents being withheld by the Department of Defense in response to the Committee's requests for information regarding U.S.


September 17, 2019

Washington, D.C. (Sept.17, 2019)— Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Environment, held a field hearing on "Environmental Injustice: Exploring Inequities in Air and Water Quality in Michigan."

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