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Last week, Speaker Pelosi stated that any proposal that affects California's landmark efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or eliminate the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions will not have her support. In April, a Supreme Court decision affirmed the authority… Continue

Today Chairman Waxman sent a letter to Secretary of State Rice (1) informing the Secretary that the legislative affairs officials in the Department should not hinder the Committee's inquiry into why Secretary Rice and President Bush cited forged evidence to build a… Continue

As noted below, the Oversight Committee is now holding a business meeting scheduled to discuss subpoenas regarding Secretary Rice and Iraq intelligence, former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert identity, RNC emails and… Continue

From the Oversight Committee web site: Following briefings from the White House and Republican National Committee that revealed an extensive volume of e-mails regarding official government business may have been destroyed by the RNC, Chairman Waxman directs government agencies to preserve e-mails… Continue

After receiving an insufficient response from the State Department’s Legislative Affairs office, Chairman Waxman reiterated his request today for Secretary Rice to testify later this month on President Bush’s claims that Iraq attempted to procure uranium from Niger and other subjects: Dear… Continue

Citing evidence that senior White House officials are using RNC and other political email accounts to avoid leaving a record of official communications, Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman sent letters today to the Republican National Committee and the Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign directing… Continue

As has been widely reported, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on the disclosure of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson’s identity this Friday. But as Speaker Pelosi has stated, the recent trial’s “guilty verdicts are not solely… Continue

Today the Oversight Committee issued their first subpoena, which is in regard to the terrible conditions at Walter Reed’s outpatient facility. Chairman Henry Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman John Tierney also wrote a letter to Major General Weightman. From the Oversight and Government… Continue

Today, House Democratic Leaders and Ranking Members sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House Counsel Don McGahn urging them reverse their policy that instructs federal agencies in the Trump Administration to ignore oversight requests from Members of Congress.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS UNITED New York Times: Through It All, Pelosi Keeps House Democrats Moving in One Direction, by Jennifer Steinhauer Ms. Pelosi maintains unwavering control over Democratic members of the House on legislation — in contrast to the House speaker, John A…. Continue