Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) is urging House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady Kevin Patrick BradyTrump order on drug prices faces long road to finish line On The Money: US deficit hits trillion amid pandemic | McConnell: Chance for relief deal 'doesn't look that good' | House employees won't have payroll taxes deferred Top Republican offers bill to create payroll tax holiday MORE (R-Texas) to request copies of President Trump's tax returns from the Treasury Department.

"I believe the powerful Ways and Means Committee has the responsibility to use that power to ensure proper oversight of the executive branch by requesting a review of President Trump’s tax returns and moving towards a formal release of these documents to the public," Pascrell, a member of the tax-writing panel, said in a letter to Brady Wednesday.