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5,005 statements about Government Accountability from 495 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements about Government Accountability, last 12 weeks
DemRep● = up to 2 statements
Statements per week mentioning Government Accountability, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. One dot is up to 2 statements. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026.
Most active on Government Accountability · Aug 17 – Nov 4
- 1DRichard J. DurbinIL8
- 2DChris Van HollenMD6
- 3DJared HuffmanCA-025
- 4DCatherine Cortez MastoNV5
- 5RChip RoyTX-214
- 6DDebbie DingellMI-064
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1,591 statements
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Requested DOJ investigation into Travis County DA's decision not to prosecute Afghan national.
“You previously committed to ‘[p]rotect immigrant communities’ by ‘creat[ing] a [district attorney’s] office that considers the impact of charges and convictions’ on foreign nationals and ‘ensures that the sentence imposed is not unduly harsh for any class of people.’”
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Speaker Johnson Op-ed in USA Today: The GOP Has Delivered
Published op-ed highlighting House Republican accomplishments and contrasting with Democratic policies.
“As I've campaigned across the country, I've met thousands of Americans who will never forget what a disaster the Democrats made of public policy”
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ICYMI: Harriet Hageman Holds Roundtable With FBI Director Kash Patel At University Of Wyoming
Held roundtable with FBI Director Patel on federal law enforcement operations.
“The results were outstanding – from April 1 through September 30, this FBI worked more than 500 cases, a 59% increase from last year’s operation; 118 arrests, a 123% increase; and 41 subjects charged federally, a 52% increase. This is in addition to 25 child victims identified or located and 72 weapons recovered.”
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Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To Expose How Many Dual Citizens Work In The Federal Government
Introduced bill requiring annual public disclosure of federal employees with dual citizenship.
“Taxpayers fund the paychecks. Taxpayers deserve to know where the loyalties lie”
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Toured prairie pothole region with Fish and Wildlife Service director to assess Biden-era wetlands rule impact.
“My hope is today’s visit by a high-ranking decision maker in the Trump administration regarding issues surrounding the illegal taking of farmers’ land helps the President better understand how wrong it is to support the Biden Rule”
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Applauded President Trump's nomination of Joseph Falvey to federal district court.
“Joe Falvey has been a warrior for everything that makes America great. He served our country honorably in Afghanistan and has been helping Adam Mildred keep the Northern District of Indiana safe as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. I look forward to supporting his nomination and urge my colleagues to join me.”
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Rep. Roy Demands Answers from FDA on Delayed Review of Biden’s Mail-Order Abortion Pill Policy
Sent letter to FDA demanding answers on delayed review of mifepristone mail-order abortion pill policy.
“House Republicans cannot be expected to continue funding the implementation of the January 2023 REMS modifications indefinitely while FDA repeatedly extends its review without committing to corrective action.”
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Sens. Cruz, Lee File Amicus Brief Challenging Disbarment of Attorney John Eastman
Filed amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review attorney John Eastman's disbarment.
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Sent letter to HHS requesting investigation of Islamic groups for potential abuse of taxpayer grants and terrorism ties.
“meet the standards for suspension and debarment under federal regulations”
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Senate passes three of Sen. Tim Scott’s bills to strengthen taxpayer protections
Senate unanimously passed three of Scott's bills to strengthen taxpayer protections and IRS accountability.
“Hardworking Americans deserve a tax system that works for them, not against them. My three bills strengthen taxpayer protections and fix inconsistencies in our tax system so Americans are treated fairly”
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Urged HHS Inspector General to investigate Planned Parenthood's federal funding compliance.
“Serious concerns have long been raised regarding the organization’s compliance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and program requirements governing the receipt and use of federal funds”
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Grassley-Backed Legislation to Improve Taxpayer Service Advances
Welcomed Senate passage of bipartisan bill to improve IRS taxpayer service.
“Iowa taxpayers deserve a smooth experience when dealing with the IRS. I’m glad many of my priorities were included in this legislation, like my bills to make tax filing easier for family farmers and hold corporate tax cheats accountable.”
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Chairman Meuser Releases Staff Report on Public Housing Agency Failures
Released staff report examining mismanagement at Public Housing Agencies nationwide.
“For years, the Biden Administration allowed PHAs to fail without proper support or oversight. Mismanagement and a lack of accountability in PHAs have wasted taxpayer dollars meant to support our most vulnerable citizens and led to unacceptable living conditions”
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Senate Unanimously Approves Bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
Senate unanimously passed bipartisan bill to modernize IRS and strengthen taxpayer rights.
“Taxpayers deserve a tax system that is competent, responsive and works for them”
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End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
Mr. President, Reserving the right to object, this bill would amend the funding statute for the Federal Housing Finance Agency so that the expenses of the inspector general are collected through the annual assessments of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank in an amount…
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Barrett Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency, Ban Data Centers NDAs
Introduced bipartisan bill to ban non-disclosure agreements on data center projects.
“Local residents must have the final say about data centers in their communities, and that means they need to know all the facts so they can make an informed decision”
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Finance Committee Advances HHS, IRS and U.S. Tax Court Nominations
Finance Committee advanced four HHS, IRS and Tax Court nominations by narrow votes.
“I am confident in each nominee’s qualifications and look forward to their confirmation by the full Senate.”
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Mr. President, if there is one thing that quickly became clear at the start of the 119th Congress, it was that anything we were going to accomplish for hard-working Americans we were going to have to accomplish alone. There is always some partisanship in Congress--and healthy disagreement--but it…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances 13 Judicial and Executive Nominees
Senate Judiciary Committee advanced 13 judicial and executive nominees.
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Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider HHS, IRS and U.S. Tax Court Nominations
Delivered remarks at Finance Committee executive session on HHS, IRS and Tax Court nominations.
“I am voting in favor of each nominee and encourage my colleagues to do the same.”
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Curtis Calls for Investigation into Presidential Families’ Business Dealings
Called for Senate investigation into presidential families' business dealings and foreign relationships.
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CONGRESSWOMAN BOEBERT DENIES ALLEGATIONS IN SEPTEMBER 17 FILING
Denied allegations of inappropriate relationships with staff members.
“Wheeler acknowledged to CNN that the super PAC had been ‘sloppy’ and had published ‘inaccuracies’ on its anti-Boebert website.”
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REP. BOEBERT: THERE IS ZERO TRUTH TO THESE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE ALLEGATIONS
Denied ethics committee allegations as politically motivated and procedurally invalid.
“This was a political smear packaged as an ethics filing and published before anyone checked whether it even qualifies under the Committee’s rules.”
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Congressman Biggs's Statement on Continuation of Maricopa County Monitor
Criticized federal court monitor in Maricopa County for excessive costs and prolonged oversight.
“I am profoundly disturbed that a court has allowed this rogue federal monitor to remain in place in Maricopa County. The monitor’s continued existence in our county and propensity for moving the goalposts from his original charge exploits taxpayers and undermines the brave work of law enforcement.”
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Congressman Blake Moore's Bill to Improve Congressional Access to Economic Data Passes Committee
Announced House passage of bill requiring Congressional Budget Office to produce more frequent economic data updates.
“Americans have made it abundantly clear that they support efforts to rein in wasteful federal spending and lower our crippling national debt”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Government Accountability by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.