Tag: Oversight

The Armed Services Committee has just concluded a hearing on the defense budget for the coming fiscal year. Reps. Ellen Tauscher (CA-10) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) questioned Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the President’s signing statements, permanent bases in Iraq, and the… Continue

In January, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held a hearing, “On Thin Ice: The Future of the Polar Bear.” Today Chairman Ed Markey follows up: Markey: Given Decision to Protect Polar Bear Habitat, Bush Administration Decides to Drill… Continue

From the Judiciary Committee: Conyers and Sánchez Demand Ashcroft Testimony About $52 Million No-bid Contract (Washington, DC)- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. and Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL) Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sánchez have called upon former Attorney General John Ashcroft… Continue

Today Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member Tom Davis requested information from Secretary Robert Gates on how the Department of Defense will comply with a recently enacted provision of law barring the government from purchasing alternative fuels for vehicles and… Continue

The House has voted to extend by 15 days the Protect America Act. In November the House passed the RESTORE Act, which provides the Intelligence Community with effective tools to conduct surveillance of foreign targets outside the United States but restores Constitutional… Continue

Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler sent a letter to former Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, requesting his testimony at a hearing to address voter suppression efforts. The hearing will… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Waxman and Kennedy Request GAO Examination of FDA Resource Shortfalls WASHINGTON, DC — Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote to Comptroller General of the United States David Walker requesting an examination of the… Continue

The Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties is currently holding a hearing, “Reform of the State Secrets Privilege.” Watch the hearing live >> Greater Use of Privilege Spurs Concern Josh White, Washington Post – January 29, 2008 The… Continue

Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, along with Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and Rep. Ted Poe have sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England to follow up on the… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: Members of Congress Question FDA Proposal Designed To Create Liability Shield For Drug and Device Companies WASHINGTON, DC — Today Representatives Henry A. Waxman, John D. Dingell, Frank Pallone, Jr., Rosa L. DeLauro, and Edward Markey, and Senators… Continue