Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement in regards to a letter from Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards announcing that Planned Parenthood will no longer accept reimbursements to cover the costs of fetal tissue donations: “This is a good, tangible result of ...

WASHINGTON—House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement today in response to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling granting a nationwide stay on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule:

WASHINGTON— Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a markup to consider seven pieces of legislation along with seven postal naming bills. The following actions were taken by the Committee: H.R. 10, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act ...

 WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (IG) report on an investigation into U.S. Secret Service employees improperly accessing and circulating sensitive, personal information of the Chairman. “Certain lines should never be crossed. The unauthorized access and distribution of my ...

Witness: Ms. Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. TAKEAWAYS: Planned Parenthood does not need federal subsidies. Planned Parenthood is self-sustaining. Reported revenue of $1.3 billion in their most recent annual report. Reported $127 million in net ...

WASHINGTON—Today, Speaker John Boehner announced he would resign as Speaker and retire from Congress at the end of October. Following this announcement, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement: "Speaker Boehner has honorably served this country and I am grateful for his leadership.  I thank him for his faithful service to this great country, for the opportunities he has entrusted to me, and for ...

WASHINGTON— Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) revelation that the fingerprints of an additional 4.5 million individuals were stolen as a result of the data breach announced on July 9, 2015. "OPM keeps getting it ...

Witnesses: The Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Russell Begaye, President, Navajo Nation Ryan Flynn, Secretary, New Mexico Environment Department Mike Olguin, Treasurer, Southern Ute Indian Tribe TAKEAWAYS: EPA’s claim that the spill was the result of natural causes is false. Years of

Witnesses: Mr. Roderick Allison, Director, Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ms. Heather Book, Assistant Administrator, Office of Professional Responsibility, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security TAKEAWAYS: • Recent allegations of misconduct from Federal Air Marshals agents stationed in Chicago include ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a subpoena to the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) for all unedited video footage in their possession relating to the acquisition, preparation, and sale of fetal tissue. CMP is prevented from releasing footage due to a lawsuit filed by the National Abortion Federation to keep the videos out of the public domain. Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement regarding the ...