House Oversight Committee Gives Public Special Lines For Trump Complaints
Source: Talking Points Memo
By TIERNEY SNEED Published FEBRUARY 10, 2017, 12:02 PM EDT
The public phone numbers for both the majority and minority offices of the House Oversight Committee now give callers a separate option to complain about the Trump administration, an option that did not exist for the Obama administration.
“This is not typical,” said Jennifer Werner, the communications director for the committee's Democrats, in an email to TPM, when asked whether the Oversight Dems had operated a separate option for executive branch inquiries under previous Presidents.
“It reflects the massive number of calls we have been getting since the election urging the committee to conduct basic oversight of the Trump Administration,” she said. The office for the committee majority also confirmed to TPM that the separate option in their automated message had been added about a month ago.
The automated message for the public number for the committee's Republicans tells callers to "Press 1" if they “would like to provide information or make an inquiry relating to President Donald Trump,” while instructing callers to press two for other matters or to speak to a staffer.
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