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WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's termination. "Today's Inspector General report confirms FBI Deputy Director McCabe's firing was justified. The second in command at ...

Washington, DC - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Ca.) sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requesting copies of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey's memos. Excerpts from the ...

PURPOSE: To explore the logistical, operational and legal challenges associated with masses of migrants arriving at the southwest border and seeking asylum in the United States. To determine what actions need to be taken at the federal and state level to prepare for large groups of asylum seekers, and to explore how U.S. ...

PURPOSE: To examine federal and state efforts to identify, prevent, and recover improper payments made through state Medicaid programs. To examine the federal-state relationship in Medicaid data-sharing, and evaluate fraud identification and prevention in Medicaid programs. BACKGROUND: Improper payments have cost taxpayers an estimated $1.2 trillion since 2003. The Department of Health and Human ...

2018-04-11 TG to Pruitt-EPA - Travel Follow-up due 4-25

PURPOSE: To evaluate local responses and initiatives to address the opioid epidemic. To examine how federal grant programs have assisted state and local ...

Washington, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy released the following statement after Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced he will not be seeking re-election: "Paul has always been the smartest kid in the class. He is brilliant, strategic, selfless, and an incredible communicator. He has ...

WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to follow-up on the Committee's initial request for information related to Administrator Pruitt's official travel. Additionally, the Committee is evaluating a lease agreement between Administrator Pruitt and Ms. Vicki Hart. Excerpts from the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy released the following statement after the Committee held a Member briefing with Dr. Ron Jarmin, Acting Director of the U.S. Census, Mr. Michael Walsh, Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Dr. Jennifer M. Ortman, the Assistant Division Chief of the American Community Survey Office for the U.S. Census Bureau, regarding the 2020 decennial census ...