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Oversight and Investigations

Committee Continues Bipartisan Investigation into Misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University

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OI Subcommittee

This week, House Committee on Natural Resource Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) led a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on issues related to investigations into the alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University…

Committee Calls Out Board in Investigation into HINU

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-Utah) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Bureau…

Natural Resources and Judiciary Committees Investigate ONRR and IBLA

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OI Subcommittee

Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) Howard Cantor requesting information about the office's revenue collection activities. In part, the members wrote: "There are concerns that ONRR is abusing its…

Westerman, Gosar Lead Investigation into CCP’s “Save the Panda” Program

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resource Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Martha Willams on the Chinese Communist Party’s…

Following Lengthy Committee Investigation, NYC Agrees to Shutter Migrant Encampment on National Park Service Land

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OI Subcommittee

This week, New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric Adams announced his intention to close the migrant shelter on National Park Service (NPS) Land at Floyd Bennett Field next month. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Since the moment we first learned of this misguided and disastrous plan to house migrants on…

Committee Investigates Foreign Funded Riots, Flag Burning and Anti-American Activities

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OI Subcommittee

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the violent pro-Hamas protests at Columbus Circle outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2024. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “With its troubling history of disorder and violence, it's confounding that the National Park Service would grant…

Committee Continues Investigation into Riots at Union Station, Organizers with Ties to Hamas, Iran and CCP

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to Executive Director of The People's Forum Manolo De Los Santos as part of an ongoing investigation into the pro-Hamas riots at Union Station on July 24, 2024. The People’s Forum and their partner organization, ANSWER…

Committee Uncovers Waste, Fraud and Abuse Following Investigation into Failed Foreign Law Enforcement Action By USFWS

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior Shannon Estenoz and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Martha Williams. The letter is part of their ongoing…

Westerman Continues Investigation into Union Station Protests and Hostile Foreign Influences

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter with eight members to Brian Becker, the National Director of the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, one of the groups primarily responsible for the violent and destructive riots on National Park Service…

Committee Seeks Answers from New York Officials on Migrant Camp Lease Renewal

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of their continued investigation into the migrant encampment on national park property at Floyd Bennett Field (FBF). In part, the members…