Overseeing Oversight: Make Congress do its job
This panel will discuss how activists and grassroots groups can influence the next Congress’s approach to holding the Trump admin accountable for its actions.
Session panelists will speak on the wide-reaching harms of the Trump admin. Potential topics include the effects of the ongoing civil service purge upon extreme weather disaster readiness, AI policies that encourage data center construction, which harms communities, and more
Panelists will also speak on what congressional oversight tools could have the most impact, including considering how oversight could be used for disseminating the wider message of how Trump’s destruction has worsened Americans’ lives.
Organizer
Name: Andrea Beaty
Affiliation: Revolving Door Project
Overseeing Oversight: Make Congress do its job
Category
Panel > P - Governance & Building Power
Description
This panel will discuss how activists and grassroots groups can influence the next Congress’s approach to holding the Trump admin accountable for its actions.
Session panelists will speak on the wide-reaching harms of the Trump admin. Potential topics include the effects of the ongoing civil service purge upon extreme weather disaster readiness, AI policies that encourage data center construction, which harms communities, and more
Panelists will also speak on what congressional oversight tools could have the most impact, including considering how oversight could be used for disseminating the wider message of how Trump’s destruction has worsened Americans’ lives.
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