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House Panel Blocks Democrats’ Request for Information on Signal App Use

May 1, 2025 3 Min Read
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Lawmakers wanted information about the use of app signals by senior Trump administration officials.

WASHINGTON – Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have blocked a Democratic-led investigation resolution on investigations into the use of ap signals by senior Trump administration officials.

The resolution was not taken up by the committee despite it being scheduled for April 30th.

Signals have fallen into the spotlight as senior administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegses, use encrypted apps to communicate plans and updates surrounding the US strike against Yemeni footy terrorists.

Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s March report in the Atlantic revealed the controversy known as the “signal gate.” Goldberg is said to have been mistakenly added to the group chat by national security adviser Michael Waltz.

Republicans also blocked raising two other investigative solutions on the oversight committee.

He would have asked President Donald Trump to hand over Congressional documents on security clearance held by Elon Musk and his Government Efficiency (DOGE). Another said the president would have asked Congress to “sent documents relating to Doge’s use of artificial intelligence to endanger American personal information and essential services.”

Even if the investigation resolution passed the committee, they would not have been able to bring it to the House until at least September 30th. The House passed control on April 29th, preventing the investigation resolution from being put into the House floor. This rule was passed along the party line from 216 to 208.

Despite not filing an investigation resolution, the House Oversight Committee proceeded primarily along the party line on April 30th. The committee consists of cutting over $50 billion from the federal deficit over a decade.

“The Budget Act passed by the Commission, passed today, is an important part of the President’s vision to enact his first American agenda and provide significant savings to hard-working taxpayers,” Commission Chairman James Commer (R-KY.) said in a statement.

“The House Oversight Committee recognizes this is a generational moment and is taking action to ensure that the federal government is more effective, efficient and financially responsible.”

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In a statement, the committee’s Democrats said, “We have provided 25 common sense amendments today to protect American healthcare, food aid and hard-earned retirement benefits. Republicans have rejected each.”

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) joined all Democrats to vote against moving parts of the committee to the House Budget Committee.

The Settlement Bill Committee text consists of reducing the benefits of federal employees.

“I oppose any effort to reduce federal spending by taking money from federal workers’ hard-earned pensions,” Turner said in a statement. “These pensions are not giveaways. They are promised to federal workers in exchange for dedicated services.”

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