WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced today an investigation into the policies of sanctuary jurisdictions and their impact on public safety and federal immigration enforcement. In letters sent to the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City, Chairman Comer requested d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump fired 17 independent inspectors general at various agencies, including the Small Business Administration: "Inspectors General play a vital role as independent watchdogs, working to uncover waste, f more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Read Senator Welch's Op-Ed in The New York Times: "Don't Kill FEMA. Fix It." BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this morning published an opinion in the New York Times entitled: "Don't Kill FEMA. Fix It." In the Guest Essay, Senator Welch outlined why President Trump's actions to undermine and potentially dissolve FEMA are misguided--but also committed to working with the Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concerns over the Trump Administration's recent actions that undermine the State Department's mission, its workforce, and U.S. global leadership. The letter urges Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, joined his colleagues in writing a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement regarding the M23's reported seizure of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a development which exacerbates an already dire humanitarian cris more PR