House Democrats Prepare for Oversight of Trump Science Actions 

Democratic lawmakers are preparing for a potential change in leadership in the House following today’s midterm elections. Democrats on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee have identified several ways they would assert their oversight authority over Trump Administration actions should they gain the majority next year. Science Committee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has been most vocal in her concerns about the Administration’s dismantling of federal science agencies and would be expected to hit the ground running with oversight and investigations as chair of the committee should Democrats gain the majority next year.