Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Staff on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence have heard testimony from a whistleblower alleging that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offered six analysts significant monetary incentives to change their position on COVID-19’s origin. The whistleblower, who presents as a highly credible senior-level CIA officer, alleges that of the seven members assigned to the CIA team tasked with analyzing COVID-19 ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) will hold a hearing next week titled “Bidenomics: A Perfect Storm of Spending, Debt, and Inflation.” The hearing will bring transparency to the harm President Biden’s economic policies, “Bidenomics,” have caused for American households, workers and businesses, and will examine Republican solutions to rein in spending, lower inflation, and balance the budget for the ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today issued the following statement regarding Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden: “Since January, House Republicans have uncovered an overwhelming amount of evidence showing President Joe Biden lied to ...

Announces hearing to examine pricing tactics by the PBM industry WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced an upcoming hearing titled, “The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part II: Not What the Doctor Ordered.” At the hearing, members will examine pricing tactics deployed by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to enrich themselves at the expense of patients across the ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Oh Doctor, Where Art Thou? Pandemic Erosion of the Doctor-Patient Relationship” to examine the importance of the doctor-patient relationship during times of crisis, including future pandemics. Select Subcommittee members and expert witnesses will explore how government overreach during the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with one-size-fits-all protocols promoted by ...

WASHINGTON— Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “How are Federal Agencies Harnessing Artificial Intelligence?” The hearing will examine whether federal agencies are ready to harness the powerful benefits of AI to transform government operations. This hearing will explore ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) are today renewing their probe into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) potential failure to uphold the rights of victims who were sexually exploited by Hunter Biden. In a letter to top officials at DOJ, the lawmakers warn that DOJ’s decision to ignore the Committee’s initial inquiry flies in the face of the agency’s own policies and renew their request for ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) will hold a hearing titled “Oversight of Federal Agencies’ Post-Pandemic Telework Policies.” The hearing will examine the Biden Administration’s post-pandemic telework and remote work policies for federal employees. “The Biden Administration has ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa (R-Mich.) today announced a hearing titled “The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review” to examine the impacts of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on the economy, American taxpayers, and small businesses. The IRA hiked taxes on businesses, mandated price controls on drugs, devoted $80 billion ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Pat Fallon (R-Texas) today are furthering the Committee’s oversight of the Biden Administration’s efforts to overregulate gas appliances and products out of existence. In a letter to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Republican lawmakers request documents, information, and a staff-level briefing from ...