Oversight and Investigations

Chairman:  Cliff Stearns (FL-06)
Jurisdiction: 
Responsibility for oversight of agencies, departments, and programs related to the jurisdiction of the full committee, and for conducting investigations.

Members

Republicans

Cliff Stearns (FL), Chair
Lee Terry (NE)
-Vice Chair, C&T
John Sullivan (OK)
-Vice Chair, E&P
Tim Murphy (PA)
-Vice Chair, E&E
Michael Burgess (TX)
-Vice Chair, Health
Marsha Blackburn (TN)
-Vice Chair, CMT
Sue Myrick (NC)
-Vice Chair, Full Committee
Brian Bilbray (CA)
Phil Gingrey (GA)
Steve Scalise (LA)
Cory Gardner (CO)
Morgan Griffith (VA)
Joe Barton (TX)
Fred Upton (MI)

Democrats

Diana DeGette (CO), Ranking Member
Jan Schakowsky (IL)
Mike Ross (AK)
Kathy Castor (FL)
Edward J. Markey (MA)
Gene Green (TX)
Donna Christensen (VI)
John D. Dingell (MI)
Henry A. Waxman (CA)

October 3, 2012 | Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – In an interview with ABC News on October 3, 2011, President Obama made his first public comments on the Solyndra bankruptcy, launching the administration’s China defense in attempting to explain away the failed $535 million loan guarante

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September 27, 2012 | Letter

Excerpt: Continuation of unfair government competition in the commercial sector impedes creation of the kinds of private-sector jobs that have never been more crucial for generating opportunity and jumpstarting the American economy.

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September 26, 2012 | ICYMI

Human Events
By John Hayward
September 25, 2012

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September 25, 2012 | Blog Post

"If we want to compete with China, which is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the space, if we want to compete with other countries that are heavily subsidizing the industries of the future, we’ve got to make sure that our guys here in the United States of America at least have a shot.”

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September 21, 2012 | ICYMI

When Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan address the AARP on Friday, good manners will no doubt keep them from asking this question: How can that lobby claim to speak for American seniors given its partisan role in passing ObamaCare?

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September 21, 2012 | Hearing

This hearing will examine the process and decision-making leading up to the FCC’s grant of a conditional waiver to LightSquared on January 26, 2011. The hearing will focus on whether the FCC’s handling of LightSquared was consistent with prevailing FCC policies, procedures, and precedents.

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