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Jul 29 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
NEW: Chair @RepMaloney issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the #AssaultWeapons Ban of 2021: oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…
Gun violence is a uniquely American problem, and the overwhelming majority of Americans support common-sense gun reform.

This epidemic has ravaged our nation, and an #AssaultWeaponsBan is more critical than ever.
On June 8, following shootings in Uvalde, TX, and Buffalo, NY, survivors and victims’ families testified at an @OversightDems hearing to share their stories and demand action from Congress to pass gun safety legislation.oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
On Wed, @OversightDems questioned two major gun manufacturers on their role in fueling the gun violence epidemic and failure to monitor violence caused by their products.

During questioning, these manufacturers simply refused to accept responsibility. oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Ahead of Wednesday's hearing, Chair @RepMaloney released findings from an @OversightDems investigation revealing that gun manufacturers collected over $1B from AR-15-style weapons in the last decade, proving that the industry puts profits over lives.
oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…

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Jul 30
🧵from Chair @RepMaloney:

“I am deeply troubled by the flood of new revelations about Inspector General Cuffari’s flagrant mishandling of the investigation into missing text messages related to the January 6th attack on our Capitol."
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Jul 20
🚨 BREAKING 🚨: Today, Chair @RepMaloney released a memo detailing new findings from @OversightDems' investigation into the Trump Administration’s illegal efforts to add a citizenship question to the #2020Census. oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…
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Dec 10, 2021
While @PhrMA wants you to think companies raise #drugprices to fund R&D, our investigation revealed that drug companies raise prices to:

💰 Turbocharge sales
💰 Keep their stock price growing

Here’s an internal company document admitting they raise prices to fuel “growth”:
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(Read our staff report on buybacks and dividends here: bit.ly/3pGmkR)

Here is the money they make vs. what they spend on R&D for 7 drugs:
Our investigation also found that drug companies hike prices for life-saving medications because the U.S. allows them to get away with it.

Here’s an internal document admitting US policy lets the drug company Teva “successfully” raise prices:
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Oct 14, 2021
NEW: Chairs @CongressmanRaja and @RepRaskin released a staff memo revealing that the federal government does not regulate the use of tear gas on humans and has never determined if such use is safe.
oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…
The memo also found that tear gas manufacturers have willingly taken advantage of the lack of federal tear gas regulation and that the health effects of tear gas on humans is still woefully understudied.
Below are highlights from the memo 👇
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Aug 31, 2021
NEW: Chairs @RepMaloney and @RepStephenLynch issued the following statement after Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko provided a remote briefing to Members of the Committee on Oversight and Reform:oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…
SIGAR Sopko provided the following information during the briefing ⬇️
Mr. Sopko told the Committee that the collapse of the Afghan Government was the result of a “series of mistakes that were made” across multiple administrations.
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Aug 31, 2021
NEW: Chair @CongressmanRaja sent a letter to @US_FDA Acting Commissioner @DrWoodcockFDA applauding FDA’s decision to bar the sale of certain flavored e-cigarette products and expressing concern over its decision to distinguish menthol from the other kid-friendly flavors.
FDA’s decision to distinguish menthol from other kid-friendly flavors is a stark contrast to Dr. Woodcock’s congressional testimony.
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🔘 “like having a higher concentration of nicotine in your delivery system,”
🔘 “heightens the addictiveness of nicotine in e-cigarettes,”
🔘 “makes it harder to stop vaping.”
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