Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, expressed serious concerns about the dangerous implications for elections following President Trump’s executive order purporting to bring independent regulatory agencies under total control of the White House.

Today, U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration with oversight over federal elections, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, pressed senior officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for answers after reporting indicated employees who previously worked on election misinformation and disinformation issues were placed on administrative leave last Thursday. The lawmakers raised the alarm on the impacts of these firings on the agency’s ability to conduct essential election-related work.

Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement after Ellen Weintraub was sent a letter authored by President Trump informing her she has been removed as chair.

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released the following joint statement

Ranking Members Rebuke Trump’s Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers’ Interests and Hold Government Accountable