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“Washington must assert to the rest of the world that if they want to be friends with America they need to do more to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons visiting US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Sunday in an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post.”

The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Oversight of Defense Department Acquisitions.” The hearing will examine the recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled, “Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs” (pdf). This report found that the Defense Department's… Continue

Today, the House passed three more key bills to hold federal contractors accountable and crack down on fraud and abuse. U.S. taxpayers are outraged at the massive levels of waste, fraud and abuse that have been documented in large government contracts to… Continue

In July the Oversight Committee held a hearing, “FEMA's Response to Reports of Toxic Trailers.” The Committee heard testimony from residents occupying FEMA trailers, experts who are familiar with the health impact of formaldehyde, and from FEMA Administrator Paulison. James Harris, Jr.,… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Oversight Committee Announces Hearing on Arms Contract WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman announced that the Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 17, 2008, to examine federal contracts awarded to AEY Inc. to… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Oversight Committee Questions Fraud Reporting Exemptions for Overseas Contractors WASHINGTON, DC — Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Edolphus Towns, and Rep. Peter Welch sent the following letter to Secretary of Defense Gates, Attorney General Mukasey, National Aeronautics and… Continue

The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Executive Compensation II: CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis.” The hearing is to examine the compensation and retirement packages granted to the CEOs of three corporations deeply involved in the current mortgage crisis. See… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: The Administration's Medicaid Regulations: State-By-State Impacts WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman released a new report: The Administration's Medicaid Regulations: State-by-State Impacts. The report details the state-by-state impacts of seven regulations issued by the Centers for… Continue

Today, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer joined over 100 Democrats and 20 Republicans in signing a bipartisan letter to President Hu Jintao of China, urging him to do more to end the conflict in Sudan and stop the Sudanese government’s obstruction of peacekeeping… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Members Call on the Science Board to Assess Resources Needed to Remedy FDA's Funding Crisis WASHINGTON, DC — Reps. Henry A. Waxman, John D. Dingell, Bart Stupak, and Frank Pallone, Jr., called on members of one of FDA's… Continue