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Letter to u.s. secretary of defense the honorable ashton carter regarding the decision to locate the joint intelligence analysis complex at royal air force croughton
Letter
Letter to U.S. government accountability office comptroller general of the united states the honorable gene l. dodaro regarding oversight of the Washington metropolitan area transit authority
Letter
Letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew regarding the implementation of SIGTARP’s recommendations on the Blight Elimination Program
Hearing
Oversight of the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program

PURPOSE: To review the process by which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines which Metropolitan Statistical Areas receive Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding. To evaluate UASI funding history for the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida area, and the decision not to fund that area for the last two fiscal years. BACKGROUND: The UASI grant program provides financial assistance ...
Hearing
Examining Mismanagement in Office of Justice Programs Grantmaking

PURPOSE: To understand the difficulties faced in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and similar grant programs. BACKGROUND: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) labeled oversight of grants as a “top management challenge” in fiscal year 2015, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2012 duplication report found duplication and overlap in DOJ grant programs. ...
Hearing
Lagging Behind: The State of High Speed Rail in the United States

PURPOSE: To examine the status and management of the High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program across the United States. BACKGROUND: In 2009, President Obama announced a plan to substantially upgrade speeds on existing rail routes and to create new high-speed rail corridors. Congress has appropriated more than $10 billion dollars for high speed rail initiatives to carry out the HSIPR ...
Letter
letter to u.s. environmental protection agency administrator gina mccarthy regarding dramatic changes in the agency’s cost-benefit analysis for regulations
Letter
letter to u.s. census bureau director the honorable john h. thomspon regarding the 2020 decennial census residence rule
Hearing
Recalcitrant Countries: Denying Visas to Countries that Refuse to Take Back their Deported Nationals

TAKEAWAYS: According to ICE 953,506 aliens with final orders of removal remain in the United States. The Supreme Court’s decision in Zadvydas v. Davis, which limits the length of detention for aliens who cannot be removed in the near future, allows even violent criminal aliens to be put back on U.S. streets if their home country refuses to ...
Hearing
From Premium Increases to Failing Co-ops: An Obamacare Checkup

PURPOSE: To assess the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) plans to protect consumers and safeguard billions in taxpayer dollars. To examine the viability of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program, and other concerns related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). BACKGROUND: Under the PPACA, CMS awarded $2.4 billion in loans to help create ...