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Oversight Subcommittees Examine Metrorail Safety

The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets and the Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing to examine safety gaps that led to emergency incidents, including the January 12, 2015 incident involving the evacuation of passengers trapped in a smoke-filled Metrorail train. The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act ...
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Video: Chairman Chaffetz Unveils New Artwork in Hearing Room

“I really felt strongly that, in that committee room, we should be inspired by those we serve, not inspired by past committee chairmen.” - Chairman Chaffetz, The Hill, 01/15/15 VIDEO: Chairman Chaffetz & Ranking Member Cummings deliver remarks on the new hearing room artwork: View the complete collection 
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Subcommittee Chairmen DeSantis and Jordan Opening Statements on the President’s Immigration Executive Action and Its Impact on Elections

Chairman DeSantis “Today’s hearing is about upholding the integrity of our elections and ensuring that every legal vote counts. Non-citizen voting undermines voter confidence and damages the integrity of federal and state elections.” “A study that was ...
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Chairman Chaffetz Opening Statement During House Oversight Hearing Examining the Secret Service

  “Reforming and restoring the United States Secret Service is not a partisan issue. I firmly believe the united front Mr. Cummings and I have presented has driven change within the agency.”
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Chairman Chaffetz Presses Agency Witnesses on the “All Star Team of Problems”

Requests greater accountability amongst agency leadership on High Risk programs Referring to the top six programs that have remained on the High Risk List for 25 years, Chairman Chaffetz said: “This is the all-star team of problems...To get on ...
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Riskiest Federal Programs Examined During House Oversight Hearing

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today held a hearing to examine the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2015 High Risk Report. The Report, released every two years by the GAO, identifies federal programs that are “high risk” due to vulnerabilities stemming from waste, fraud, abuse, or ...
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ADVISORY: Oversight Committee to Examine Safety of D.C. Metro

On Friday, February 13, 2015, the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets and the Subcommittee on Government Operations will hold a joint hearing to examine safety gaps within Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Metrorail system. The hearing titled,
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Oversight Hearing Will Examine the Most High Risk Federal Programs

VIDEO: “High Risk for 25 Years- The Six Riskiest Federal Programs” Tomorrow, the House Oversight and ...
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Hearing Advisory: Oversight to Examine Impact of Obama’s Immigration Executive Actions on Elections

The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and the Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules will hold a jointhearing entitled, “The President’s Executive Actions on Immigration and Their Impact on Federal and State Elections” on  Thursday, February 12, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will examine how President Obama’s executive actions on immigration may impact federal ...
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Oversight Leaders Issue Statement on Reassignment of USSS Deputy Director

“Last week, we met jointly with the White House Counsel and the Department of Homeland Security and expressed our shared conviction that the Secret Service needs to turn the page with respect to its senior leadership. We commend the Department for its numerous personnel actions last month, as well as its recent decision to transfer the Deputy Director out of the agency.