Press Release

Jordan to co-chair hearing on restoring Congressional power of the purse

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Washington, November 30, 2016 | Darin Miller (202-225-2676) | comments

On Thursday, December 1 at 2 p.m., Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules, and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will co-chair a joint hearing titled, “Restoring the Power of the Purse: Legislative Options.”

The hearing will feature as witnesses Heather Krause, an acting director at the U.S. Government Accountability Office; Kevin Kosar, a senior fellow at R Street Institute; Hudson Hollister, executive director of the Data Coalition; and Stephen Kohn, executive director of the National Whistleblower Center.

WHO:

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)

Heather Krause, Acting Director, Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Kevin Kosar, Senior Fellow and Governance Project Director, R Street Institute

Hudson Hollister, Executive Director, Data Coalition

Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director, National Whistleblower Center

WHAT: Joint subcommittee hearing: “Restoring the Power of the Purse: Legislative Options

WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building; online at oversight.house.gov

WHEN: 2 p.m., Thursday, December 1

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