U.S. Representative (D-Maine), top Democrat on House Interior appropriations panel
3 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Nov 12.
Quotes from our stories, each matched word for word against its source before it ran.
“After the first of the year, we will use every tool in our toolbox.”
“We can put a lot more teeth into the next appropriations bill”
Democrats say the power of the purse is their best tool against Trump's Washington building projects. The first test could come in a spending bill due Dec. 11, before they take over in January.
Democrats won both chambers of Congress on Tuesday and now say they will use subpoenas and spending bills against two Trump energy officials. One is EPA chief Lee Zeldin. The other is Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who paid companies nearly $4 billion in taxpayer money to drop offshore wind projects.
If Democrats take the House, they could demand documents and subpoena witnesses on the Reflecting Pool renovation, a planned arch near Arlington National Cemetery and a White House ballroom. Republicans currently hold a 218-214 House majority, and Democrats need a net gain of three seats.
