Lofgren Requests Answers to Outstanding Oversight Requests, Demands Compliance from Secretaries Lutnick and Wright
(Washington, DC) – On Friday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent letters to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Howard Lutnick and Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding that they comply with outstanding congressional oversight requests from the Committee.
“Rather than providing the requested information in a comprehensive and timely manner, DOC has failed to produce a single responsive document, communication, or record,” writes Ranking Member Lofgren in her letter to DOC. “In fact, the Department has not even formally replied to any of my oversight requests in nearly two years, let alone provided responsive answers to my questions. This is unacceptable. Such disregard for the role of Congress was never appropriate and becomes less tolerable with each passing month.”
“DOE’s non-responsiveness to Committee oversight during the 119th Congress has been unacceptable,” writes Ranking Member Lofgren in her letter to DOE. “We remain determined to obtain the information we need to perform our duties on behalf of the American people. DOE should understand that a lack of cooperation will not frustrate the Committee’s oversight permanently. It will merely strengthen our commitment to employing all the tools at our disposal to hold the Department accountable.”
In her letters, Ranking Member Lofgren requires a response from DOC and DOE to the Committee’s outstanding oversight requests by no later than 5:00 pm Friday, November 6th, 2026.
Access the DOC letter here.
Access the DOE letter here.
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