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Letter to U.S. immigration and customs enforcement director Sarah R. Saldana regarding the removal of foreign nationals

The Overview
OGR Member Minute (5/4/16)

Take a minute to see what you missed over the past few weeks from the Oversight and Government Reform Committee members.

Letter
Letter to U.S. Department of State Secretary John F. Kerry Regarding the cost of embassy construction and security

The Overview
Meet the Only Pharmacist in Congress: Rep. Buddy Carter

Take 99 seconds to learn about this Georgian: businessman, healthcare professional, and public servant. As the only pharmacist in Congress, Mr. Carter advises prospective pharmacists…

Report
Fast and Furious Documents Reveal DOJ’s Efforts to Obstruct Congressional Investigation

Background: The Fast and Furious operation was responsible for allowing approximately 2,000 firearms to illegally flow into the hands of criminals, including Mexican drug cartel associates. On December 14, 2010, Customs and Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, a United States Marine, was killed while on patrol just miles from the Mexican border.  The firearms found at the scene were semi-automatic rifles that were ...

Press Release
House Passes Bill Helping DC Children “SOAR”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4901, The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act sponsored by Oversight and Government Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT).  The legislation reauthorizes the three-sector approach to education in the District of Columbia (DC) for five years by allocating equal funding to DC public schools, DC public ...

Letter
Letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell regarding access to advanced and high quality prosthetics

Letter
Letter to U.S. Government Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro regarding problems with the Freedom of Information Act process

Hearing
Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Security

TAKEAWAYS: The discretionary release of dangerous criminals by ICE places local communities at risk. The Administration's policies have led to the release of 86,288 criminal aliens who committed 231,074 crimes since 2013. President Obama’s executive actions on immigration ...

Hearing
The Best and Worst Places to Work in the Federal Government

PURPOSE: To examine the health of agencies continuing to rank at the top and at the bottom of the Best Places to Work BACKGROUND: The Office of Personnel Management administers the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey which provides federal ...