The Online Office of Congressman Bruce Braley

Government Reform

The time has come for Congress to exercise some real oversight and work to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government. I learned the value of a dollar when I was growing up in Brooklyn, Iowa—it’s our hard-earned tax dollars the government is spending, and I’m going to work hard in my assignment on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to make sure it’s spent wisely. I’m working hard in Congress to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse of government funds in Iraq—from unfair no-bid contracts to where $9 billion in government cash went missing.

Action on Government Reform

Sponsorship:

H.R. 3548, Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007

Co-sponsorship:

H.R .984, Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007
H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
H.R. 2635, the Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007
H.R. 3548, Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007
H.R. 3892, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2007
H.R. 3928, Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007
H.R. 4121, Restoring Trust in Public Officials Act of 2007

Committee Hearings:

January 29, 2008--"Full Committe holds Hearing on CDC Program Providing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening"
January 17, 2008--"Investigation into Veterans' Charities Continues"
January 15, 2008--"Hearing on Steriods in Major League Baseball and the Mitchell Report"