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Oversight and Investigations

Leveraging Technology in the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

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Today, the Subcommittees on Indian and Insular Affairs and Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on efforts to combat the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) crisis. Subcommittee Chairmen Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statements in response: “Every tribal community deserves to know that when someone goes missing or becomes the…

Radical NGOs Abuse Laws Designed to Save Legitimate Plaintiffs Money

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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing examining how radical environmental groups have abused statutes intended to combat federal overreach to siphon taxpayer dollars into their coffers. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “Today’s hearing exposed how radical environmental activist organizations have…

Unleashing America’s Mineral Potential

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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing examining America’s critical mineral supply chains and exploring how America’s mineral resources can be unleashed. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “America’s national defense and economic strength depend on reliable access to critical minerals like…

Westerman, Gosar, Begich Investigate NGOs Targeting Alaska's Willow Project

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This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) inquired into six radical environmental groups’ efforts to stop the Willow Project on Alaska's North Slope. The project is key to establishing American energy dominance and energy…

America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation

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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing examining how wildlife trafficking and related environmental crimes threaten U.S. national, resource, and economic security. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “International conservation is a national security issue, as cartels, terrorist organizations,…

Investigating the Abuse of the Equal Access to Justice Act by Environmental NGOs

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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing examining how environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) abuse the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Subcommittee Chair Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “The Equal Access to Justice Act was created to help ordinary Americans challenge federal overreach—not to…

Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential

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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on unleashing Alaska's natural resource potential, which will create jobs, spur economic growth nationwide, help meet future resource needs and reduce dependence on foreign adversaries. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "Republicans in Congress…

Strengthened Borders Under Trump Are Winning the Fight Against Cartel Activity in Indian Country

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OI Subcommittee

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Trump administration’s successful work to combat cartel activity in Indian Country. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "Because of the Biden-Harris administration’s leftist open border policies, international criminal cartels infiltrated Indian country,…

Committees Continue Joint Investigation Into Tribal Universities

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OI Subcommittee

Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House Committee on Education and Workforce’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development continued its ongoing investigation into post-secondary schools run by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).  "As Congress, and a nation, we have a trust responsibility to Indian…

Unleashing America’s Energy to Power the Innovations of Today and Tomorrow

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OI Subcommittee

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on unleashing American energy production, including on federal lands, to power American technological innovation. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "As emerging technologies improve and demand for them grows, so does the need for reliable power sources to power…