Government Operations

Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2025)—Below is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on protecting small, veteran-owned, and minority-owned businesses from Republican efforts to reform the bid protesting process.

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Ranking Member Mfume’s Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on the Trump Administration’s Politicization of the U.S. Postal Service

Issues: Defense & National Security

June 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2025)—Below is Rep. Kweisi Mfume’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on President Trump’s efforts to undermine the independence of the Postal Service and the failure of Trump-appointed Former Postmaster General’s “Delivering for America Plan.”

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Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD’s Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit

Issues: Postal Service

June 16, 2025

Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2025)—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) continue to examine the Department of Defense’s (DOD) financial management practices and path toward achieving a clean audit. In a letter to DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers request a bipartisan briefing on DOD’s updated efforts to address any outstanding issues related to the Department’s financial management and progress toward achieving a clean audit by December 2028, with a plan declared by the end of June 2025.

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Ranking Member Mfume’s Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Fraud and Mismanaged Funds at the Department of Defense

Issues: Defense & National Security Federal Budget

June 4, 2025

Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2025)—Below is Rep.

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Subcommittee Ranking Member Mfume’s Opening Remarks at Hearing on DoD’s Financial Management Scorecard

Issues: Defense & National Security Federal Budget

April 29, 2025

Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2025) - Below is Rep. Kweisi Mfume's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on the Department of Defense's (DoD) lack of transparency and fiscal irresponsibility.

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Subcommittee Democrats Condemn DOGE’s Attacks on Social Security, Medicaid, and Other Essential Services Americans Rely On

Issues: Defense & National Security

March 11, 2025

Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025)—Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, led Subcommittee Democrats in condemning the Trump Administration and DOGE’s efforts to make unsubstantiated claims of fraud to justify deeply unpopular cuts to Social Security and the vital services people across America depend on every day.

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Ranking Member Mfume’s Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Improper Payments and Fraud

Issues: Economy & Jobs

March 11, 2025

Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on DOGE's efforts to fabricate improper payments to justify taking a chainsaw to critical federal services and assistance programs Americans rely on.

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