Press Releases
At House Oversight and Reform Committee Hearing, Congressman Sarbanes Votes to Authorize a Bipartisan Subpoena for Kellyanne Conway
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing today, Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) criticized Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President of the United States, for repeatedly violating the Hatch Act and breaking a federal law meant to prevent government officials from engaging in political activity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today to mark the sixth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision, which struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
At Committee on Oversight and Reform Markup, Congressman Sarbanes Calls on Congress to Strengthen Ethics Rules and Transparency Requirements for the Executive Branch
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Committee on Oversight and Reform markup today, Democracy Reform Task Force Chair and author of H.R. 1 Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) called on Congress to strengthen ethics and transparency rules for the Executive Branch and urged his colleagues to pass the White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 391), a standalone component of H.R. 1, the For the People Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) issued the following statement today after Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III delivered public remarks about his report into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
At a National Security Subcommittee Hearing, Congressman Sarbanes Warns, “The Red Lights Are Blinking, the Alarm Bells Are Going Off, We’re Under Attack”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Subcommittee on National Security hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) warned against the coming attacks on our elections by foreign adversaries and urged Republican lawmakers to join Democrats in hardening American election security before 2020.
The Election Security Act Would Bolster Cyber Defenses and Guard Against Foreign Interference in American Elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) and Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) to introduce the Election Security Act (H.R. 2660), a bill to help protect American elections from malevolent attacks and foreign interference.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) issued the following statement today on the release of the redacted version of Special Counsel Mueller’s report.
Sarbanes Connects the Dots Between Money in Politics and Congress’ Failure to Act on Climate [Video]
When It Comes to Climate Change Denial, Congressman Sarbanes Says, “Follow the Money”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing today on climate change with Former Secretary of State John Kerry and Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) explained the connection between campaign donations from the fossil fuel industry and Congress’ failure to act on climate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.), the principal author of H.R. 1, released the following statement today after Senate Democrats introduced the For the People Act companion bill.
At an Oversight and Reform Committee Hearing, Congressman Sarbanes Pressed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about His Unconstitutional and Illegal Decision to Add a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) challenged U.S.