GAO

GAO approving their request to investigate how COVID-19 relief funds have been distributed to disproportionately affected commu

COVID-19: Independent Watchdog Agrees to Investigate Racial Inequity in Pandemic Response

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a member of the Senate ...

It is long past time to increase the federal minimum wage from a starvation wage of $7.25 an hour to $15,

GAO Report: Taxpayers Subsidize Poverty Wages at Big Corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s

[Poverty Wages\Corporate America] Sanders: “At a time when huge corporations like Walmart and McDonald’s are making billions in profits and giving their CEOs tens ...

The letters come following reports that the Administration is seeking to rush through a series of regulatory roll-backs during P

Democrats Urge Trump Administration Against “Midnight Rulemaking”

[Midnight Rulemaking] House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) sent a letter to the Office ...

Without action, America will needlessly expose another generation of students of color to unfair treatment in the classroom

Rep. Scott Calls on DeVos to address systemic racism in education

[Department of Education] Rep. Scott: “Racist policies and practices are ingrained in our institutions both in name and in effect, including in preschools, elementary ...

COVID-19 School Cuts

COVID-19: Scott, Norton Demand Support for Schools to Keep Kids Safe

[School Budgets\COVID-19] Rep. Norton: “Many schools, like those in the District, have been forced to go virtual because of the pandemic…The delay in passing ...

Screenshot_2020-08-14trumpchadwolfyoutube-GoogleSearch(1)

GAO Legal Decision: Top Trump DHS appointments Illegal

[GAO\Trump’s Illegal DHS Appointments] Thompson\Maloney: “GAO’s damning opinion paints a disturbing picture of the Trump Administration playing fast and loose by bypassing the Senate ...

Screenshot_2020-05-20WasteandFraudintheMilitaryBudget

GAO STUDY SHOWS PENTAGON’S LUCRATIVE WEAPONS CONTRACTS AREN’T REVIEWED

[Pentagon\Weapons Contracts] Sen. Sanders: “We have a Pentagon budget filled with unbelievable amounts of waste, fraud, and abuse. That is why I asked GAO ...

BERNIE SANDERS WIKI

VERMONT SENATOR SANDERS ON GAO STUDY: POVERTY AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IS A DEATH SENTENCE

[Economic inequality\Poverty] Vermont Senator Sanders: “Poverty is a life-threatening issue for millions of people in this country, and this report confirms it… If we ...