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Oversight and Investigations

Committees Call for GAO Investigation Into Misconduct and Abuse at Native American Boarding Schools

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OI Subcommittee

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) led a letter to Comptroller General of the United States Gene Dodaro, requesting an investigation into reports of misconduct at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. In part, the members wrote: "In recent years, parents, teachers,…

Weaponization of the ESA Through Experimental Populations

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OI Subcommittee

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the failures of the Endangered Species Act's (ESA) provisions relating to experimental populations of listed species that have been reintroduced, like gray wolves and grizzly bears. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response:  "For years, ranchers in my great state of…

The Future of Mining is Out of this World

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OI Subcommittee

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the future of mineral development on Earth and beyond. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "President Trump has made it clear that while we unleash the golden era of American energy dominance, we must also look to humanity’s future in the stars. With a new…

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…