Republican staffers on the House Judiciary Committee’s Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight Subcommittee were suddenly sent scurrying during the panel’s June 22 hearing when Democrats, without warning, offered a privileged motion to adjourn. The staffers were rushing to get subcommittee chairman Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) and Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), who had both stepped out…
Officials Laud Congressional Oversight, but Can’t Promise Delivery of Requested Documents
No Evidence US Weapons Being Diverted, Misused by Ukraine: Pentagon
Defense Department officials assured members of Congress on Feb. 28, that there was no evidence to suggest the misuse or diversion of weapons the United States had provided to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia. “The U.S. government has not seen credible evidence of any diversion of U.S. provided weapons outside of Ukraine,” noted…
Rep. Jordan Threatens to Issue Subpoenas If Biden Officials Fail to Comply With Document Requests
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the new House Judiciary Committee chairman, resent several requests for outstanding documents and information to Biden administration officials Tuesday with a warning. “This stonewalling must stop,” Jordan wrote in a letter (pdf) addressed to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Noting that the Jan. 17 letter would be “the final time” the committee…
House Judiciary Republicans Undaunted by White House Rebuff on Oversight Requests
House Judiciary Committee Republicans aren’t backing off their plans for a massive oversight effort focused on President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden’s financial dealings, politicalization of the Department of Justice, and multiple other issues. “The White House’s petty letter won’t slow anything down when it comes to us conducting legitimate, constitutional oversight,” a Judiciary…
Hill Veterans Say House GOP Republicans Must Get Tough on Oversight Investigations in 2023
If voters give them control of the House of Representatives, Republicans doing oversight investigations of the Biden administration in 2023 should get tough, according to long-time congressional aides and observers interviewed by The Epoch Times. The biggest obstacle they will face in the 118th Congress that convenes Jan. 3, 2023, will be refusal by the…
House Republicans Must Get Tough on Oversight Investigations in 2023, Hill Veterans Say
If voters hand Republicans a majority in the House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers involved in oversight investigations of the Biden administration in 2023 should get tough, longtime congressional aides and observers told The Epoch Times. The biggest obstacle they’ll face in the 118th Congress, which convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, will be the refusal by the…
Republicans, Veteran Investigators Prepare for Surge in Oversight Probes of Biden Administration
Leading House Republicans and veteran Hill investigators at the Heritage Foundation are deep into preparations for launching an unprecedented surge in congressional oversight next January, The Epoch Times has learned. “Heritage’s Oversight Project is designed to make sure that the next Congress and the public have the information and support they need on day one….
Bipartisan Push Seeks to Revive Hill Oversight, Starting With Budget Boost for GAO
Support is quietly growing across the ideological spectrum on Capitol Hill for measures intended to toughen congressional oversight muscles that have been allowed to atrophy for several decades under majorities of both political parties. The first beneficiary of the gathering push could be the Government Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, which has…
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