Government Oversight

Thank you Chairman Goodlatte. Last Congress, I had the honor of working with you, Chairman Grassley, and Senator Leahy in an effort to reform the EB-5 Investor Visa Program. While the proposed DHS regulations would go a long way toward addressing many of our longstanding and serious concerns with the program, there is no substitute to a meaningful legislative solution.

I remain confident that we can accomplish these important legislative reforms this Congress and I look forward to continuing to work with you.

Today, all House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to Acting Deputy Attorney General Dana J. Boente, asking the Department of Justice to address the accuracy of assertions made by President Trump accusing President Obama of wiretapping his phones prior to the election-in the wake of widespread reports that FBI Director Comey had asked DOJ to reject such claims.

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) today released the following statement:

"After listening to comments from President Trump and Attorney General Sessions, I have the following concerns:

Today, all House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey and U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Channing D. Phillips, calling for an immediate criminal investigation into U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' statements before Congress in regards to his communications with Russian officials.