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Government and Oversight
One of my goals in Congress is to expose and cut out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. A unique responsibility given to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, of which I am a member, is the task of actively investigating and effectively overseeing all areas of the federal government.
During the 112th Congress this Committee will be focusing its efforts not only on transparency and holding government accountable but also on eliminating regulations that are currently hindering job creation. Nothing is more important than bringing jobs back to our district and also ensuring that we do not lose the jobs we presently have. We are actively collecting input from businesses in across the country regarding federal regulatory impediments to job creation. Please go to www.americanjobcreators.com if you would like to submit a summary of any issues your business perceives to be impeding economic growth.
I am a member of two Subcommittees on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee—the Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs and the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform. The jurisdiction of these two Subcommittees allows me to take a particular interest in ensuring that federal tax dollars have not been misused in federal financial services programs such as the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Additionally my Subcommittee has been investigating unfunded mandates passed on to states and local municipal governments. At the full committee level we are holding hearings to examine burdensome regulatory policies.
Latest News
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Meehan Honored by Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Thursday October 11, 2012 Read more -
Meehan Reacts to Inspector General Report Identifying Failures of Operation Fast and Furious
Thursday September 20, 2012 Read more -
House Judiciary Committee Approves Meehan Bill to Crackdown on Counterfeit Drugs
Wednesday June 06, 2012 Read more -
Meehan Questions "Utter Lack of Transparency" Over USPS Closures
Tuesday June 05, 2012 Read more -
Meehan: Answers Needed from AG Holder on Fast and Furious
Wednesday January 04, 2012 Read more -
Meehan calls on Holder to testify on 'Fast and Furious'
Tuesday October 18, 2011 Read more -
Congressman Patrick Meehan Presses EPA for Answers on Jobs and Regulations
Thursday June 02, 2011 Read more -
Congressman Meehan Questions EPA Over Regulatory Impediments Threatening Nearly 7,000 Jobs in the 7th District
Tuesday May 24, 2011 Read more -
Congressman Patrick Meehan at ConocoPhillips: Burdensome Regulations Putting Thousands of Jobs at Risk
Wednesday February 23, 2011 Read more