Hearing: “Rightsizing Government”

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 (10:00 AM)

HVC-210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Dr. William G. Resh
Associate Professor of Public Policy & Management / C.C. Crawford Professor in Management and Performance, Sol Price School of Public Policy / University of Southern California

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM

The Honorable Kim K Reynolds
Governor, State of Iowa

Added 01/31/2025 at 04:18 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM

Mr. Thomas A. Schatz
President, Citizens Against Government Waste

Added 01/31/2025 at 04:18 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2025 at 04:16 PM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 01/31/2025 at 04:18 PM
  • Comer - Letter to Chair and RM re Decorum dated 2.5.2025 [PDF] Added 02/07/2025 at 12:17 PM
  • UC - Higgins - Letter to Chair and RM dated 2.5.25 from ABC [PDF] Added 02/14/2025 at 11:46 AM
  • Timmons - Article - Bessent tells lawmakers Musk's DOGE does not control Treasury payments system - Politico [PDF] Added 02/14/2025 at 03:16 PM
  • UC - Boebert - Press Release - At USAID, Waste and Abuse Runs Deep – The White House [PDF] Added 02/14/2025 at 03:49 PM
  • UC - Brown - Article - Iowa Will Pay $4.15 Million In Finance Authority Sex Harassment Settlements - IPR [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 11:59 AM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) - ProPublica [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 11:59 AM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - Mike Johnson's budget plan is at risk of collapse - POLITICO [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 11:59 AM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - Trump Moves to Abolish FEMA Shift Disaster Response to States - Governing [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 11:59 AM
  • UC - Pressley - Article - Iowa scores in 50-state education rankings decline from years past - Iowa Capital Dispatch [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:06 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Article - Iowas food pantries hit record high numbers this summer - The Daily Iowan [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:06 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Article - Iowa's maternal death rate rises as birthing units close - Axios Des Moines [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:06 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Fiscal Note - Iowa Legislative Services Agency - LSA [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:06 PM
  • UC - Min - Article - U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight with, Elon Musk - NYT [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:06 PM
  • UC - Tlaib - Statement for the Record - Founder and CEO of Cody Rouge Action Alliance [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:06 PM
  • UC - Connolly - Article - Elon Musk’s DOGE Allies Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems For Fraud - WSJ [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:15 PM
  • UC - Connolly - Statement for the Record - AFGE [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:15 PM
  • UC - Connolly - Statement for the Record - NARFE [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:15 PM
  • UC - Biggs - OSHA Vaccine Mandate - Petition for Review [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:20 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Press Release - Gov. Reynolds files lawsuit challenging Biden Administration's vaccine mandate rule [PDF] Added 02/18/2025 at 12:20 PM

Votes

  • Motion to Table Motion to Subpoena Elon Musk [PDF] Added 02/05/2025 at 05:23 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 02/05/2025 at 05:23 PM
  • Transcript [PDF] Added 04/14/2025 at 01:20 PM

First Published: January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Last Updated: April 14, 2025 at 01:20 PM