Press Releases
Morelle Statement on Newly Appointed U.S. Capitol Police Chief
June 5, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement.
Issues:United States Capitol Police
Ranking Members’ Joint Statement on President Trump’s Attempt to Fire the National Portrait Gallery Director
June 1, 2025
WASHINGTON—Today, House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a joint statement following President Trump’s illegal attempt to fire the Director of the National Portrait Gallery:
Issues:Smithsonian
Ranking Members Connolly, Morelle Warn DOGE to Stay Out of Legislative Branch After Musk’s Cronies Attempt to Infiltrate GAO
May 16, 2025
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, sent a letter to Amy Gleason, the “Acting Administrator” of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), after DOGE tried to assign a team of their personnel to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent agency within the Legislative Branch.
Top Dem Issues Statement on New Staff Report about the Federal Election Commission
May 15, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement about a new Committee staff report examining the critical need for Federal Election Commission (FEC) reforms to ensure fairness and transparency in American elections and to amplify the voices of American voters over the wealthy and well-connected.
Issues:Elections
Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed
May 14, 2025
Today, Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, Joe Morelle, and Jamie Raskin, Ranking Members of the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Judiciary, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding that Treasury make available to the Committees all suspicious activity reports (SARs) related to the online fundraising platform WinRed and several political action committees (PACs), including Elon Musk’s America PAC.
Top Dems Morelle, Padilla Condemn Trump Administration’s Brazen Attempt to Take Over Library of Congress
May 12, 2025
Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, issued the following joint statement after the Trump Administration tried to take over the Library of Congress, a legislative branch agency:
Issues:Library of Congress
Ranking Member Morelle Leads Request to Library of Congress Inspector General into Improper Communications, Potential Unauthorized Transfer of Congressional Data to Trump Administration
May 12, 2025
Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led a request to the Library of Congress Inspector General Kimberly Benoit seeking an investigation and continued monitoring of potential improper communications between the Library of Congress—a legislative branch agency—and the executive branch, including the possibility of the unauthorized transfer of congressional or Library data to executive branch agencies and personnel.
Issues:Library of Congress
Morelle’s Statement on Abrupt Firing of Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights
May 10, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement after Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, was fired earlier today by President Trump – days after he fired now-former Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden.
Issues:Library of Congress
Ranking Members Padilla, Morelle Urge Election Commission to Quickly Fix Erroneous DEI Guidance Threatening Election Security Funds
May 8, 2025
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, expressed serious concerns and requested clarifying guidance in a letter regarding a revised U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) federal grant agreement that is causing confusion and opposition among state grant recipients across the country who fear they may not be able to access crucial EAC election security funding.
Issues:Elections