| Washington, D.C. (Mar. 8, 2021)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, issued the following statement after the Department of Defense (DOD) reached an agreement for Lockheed Martin to invest $70.6 million in the F-35 program as compensation for its failure to deliver spare parts that were ready for installation: |
| Washington, D.C. (Mar. 1, 2021)—Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, issued the following statement in response to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) detailing how billions of dollars Congress appropriated for reconstruction projects in Afghanistan were used: |
| Washington D.C. (Feb. 25, 2021)—Today, U.S. Representatives Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and Mark Green (R-TN) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan K2 Veterans Care Act. This legislation would establish a "presumption of service connection" for the veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base (K2) in Uzbekistan and who have since been diagnosed with toxic exposure-related illnesses and diseases, requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide health care and benefits. |
| Washington, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2020)—Today, Rep. Stephen F. |
| Washington D.C. (Feb. 18, 2021)—On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a hearing to examine the current state of the federal workforce and the actions that are necessary to repair, rebuild, and fortify it for the future. |
| Washington, D.C. (Feb. |