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March 27, 2025
Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he would be eliminating 10,000 employees in the Trump Administration’s latest attack on the civil service.
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March 27, 2025

Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)—Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, led Committee Democrats in introducing a Resolution of Inquiry to investigate whether Elon Musk and DOGE affiliates actually have security clearances.  

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March 27, 2025
Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)— Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congressman Pat Fallon (R-TX), Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD), and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, introduced the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act.
Subcommittees

March 27, 2025
Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2025)—At a hearing in the Subcommittee on Delivering for Government Efficiency (DOGE), Rep. Stephen Lynch led Committee Democrats in defending Mr. Rogers and early childhood education from Trump and Musk attacks while dismissing pathetic Republican grievances about their coverage in the free press.
Issues: Federal Budget

March 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking of the Subcommittee on the Military and Foreign Affairs, Rep. Stephen Lynch, and Rep.

Subcommittees

March 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee Military and Foreign Affairs, Rep. Stephen Lynch, and Rep. Robert Garcia led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to U.S.

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March 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2025)— Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in supporting legislation forcing the Trump-Musk Administration to comply with requests for transparency on DOGE’s dark dealings in the federal government.  Committee Democrats also opposed Republican legislation to abdicate Congressional responsibility and grant fast-track authority to President Trump and Elon Musk’s plans to dismantle the federal government.

Subcommittees

March 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2025) - Watch Rep. Stephen Lynch deliver his opening statement at today's Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on GOP attacks on public media and free speech. 


March 25, 2025
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, sent a letter to U.S. Vice President JD Vance, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio advising them to preserve records in accordance with the law as Committee Democrats launch an investigation into a catastrophic and confounding security breach, in which journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was included in a Signal group chat where the Trump Administration’s senior national security leaders discussed classified plans for a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Subcommittees

March 25, 2025
Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2025)— Watch Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Mfume’s remarks on his Resolution of Inquiry to investigate the Trump-Musk Administration’s unprecedented attacks on federal workers and their efforts to embed political loyalists willing to turn a blind eye to corruption and grift.
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