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December 19, 2024
Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Summer Lee are demanding answers from the Texas Department of State Health Services after the state’s maternal mortality committee decided not to review pregnancy-related deaths between 2022 and 2023—the period after Texas imposed a strict abortion ban.  The Members raised concerns that the state is abandoning this data review as fewer Texas women have access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare in the wake of the state’s abortion ban, and amid public reporting on several tragic and preventable maternal deaths in Texas.
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Issues: Health Care

December 18, 2024

Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2024)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after reporting(link is external) revealed that U.S.

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December 17, 2024

Washington, D.C. (December 17, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after Alexander Smirnov pled guilty to working with Russian intelligence agencies to promote false bribery allegations in an effort to smear President Biden.  Mr. Smirnov’s phony accusations were recorded in the FBI’s FD-1023 tipsheet repeatedly cited by Congressional Republicans throughout their failed impeachment campaign against President Joe Biden: 

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December 17, 2024

Washington, D.C. (December 17, 2024)— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after Rep. Gerald E. Connolly was elected to lead Committee Democrats as Ranking Member in the 119th Congress:

“I join my Democratic colleagues in congratulating Rep. Gerry Connolly on his election to serve the Committee on Oversight and Accountability as Ranking Member in the 119th Congress.

Subcommittees

December 16, 2024

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume and Chairman Pete Sessions continue their bipartisan oversight of the Department of Defense’s personnel vetting practices.  The lawmakers remain concerned about delays and issues with the National Background Investigation Service (NBIS) program.  In a letter to the U.S. Government and Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene L.


December 13, 2024

Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to U.S.


December 13, 2024
Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2024)— Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, sent a letter to the co-chairs of the Trump-Vance Transition requesting that they commit immediately to requiring that all nominees submit to a full vetting by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The letter comes amid media reports that the Transition may still be planning to skirt traditional FBI vetting by outsourcing to private firms, and that some incoming personnel may be refusing to undergo vetting before the Trump Administration takes office. Media reports also indicate that President-Elect Trump could be planning to grant broad security clearances on day one without any of the standard vetting.
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December 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. (December 11, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led Committee Democrats in examining the U.S. Postal Service’s operations and implementation of the Delivering for America plan in a hearing with Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Inspector General Tammy Hull.
 

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Issues: Postal Service

December 10, 2024

Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2024)---Below is Ranking Member Jamie Raskin's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's hearing on oversight of the U.S. Postal Service with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Inspector General Tammy Hull.

Subcommittees
Issues: Postal Service

December 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. (December 6, 2024)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led Committee Democrats in examining the Census Bureau’s preparations for the 2030 Decennial Census while condemning Republican efforts to politicize the census to undermine its constitutional mandate to count every person and advance their political agenda.
Subcommittees
Issues: Census