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Comer Statement on IRS Retaliating Against Whistleblower

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is retaliating against the whistleblower who alleges the Department of Justice may be blocking efforts to charge Hunter Biden for federal violations: “On the same day that the Durham Report exposed how the federal government weaponized its power to advance the Russia collusion hoax, we now have learned ...
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Comer Announces First Hearing on Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Role in Rising Health Care Costs

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 I: Self-Interest or Health Care?” At the hearing, members will examine Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ (PBMs) tactics at multiple ...
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Hearing Wrap Up: D.C.’s Crime Crisis Created by Soft-on-Crime Policies, Lack of Prosecutions

Congress and D.C. leaders can work together to advance meaningful solutions.    WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II.”At the hearing, members highlighted that the Committee remains committed to fulfilling its constitutional duty to conduct oversight ...
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Comer Applauds Senate Passage of Resolution Blocking D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded bipartisan Senate passage of a joint resolution (H. J. Res. 42) blocking the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect. Washington, D.C. is facing a crime crisis resulting from soft-on-crime policies and the D.C. Council remains determined to enact policies that endanger the public and harm the men and women serving the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “I ...
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Comer, Grothman & LaTurner Open Probe into FEMA Providing Taxpayer Dollars to NGOs That Incentivize Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), and Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) – along with Republican members on the panel – have opened a probe into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) after recent reporting alleged taxpayer funds are possibly being used by certain nongovernmental ...
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Mace Questions DHS About New AI Task Force

Requests staff level briefing to understand how AI Task Force will advise DHS’s border crisis response WASHINGTON—Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas applauding the goal of its newly created Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force but raising concern about the Task Force’s lack of attention to improving border ...
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Comer, Foxx, Sessions: Department of Education’s Student Loan Self-Certification Opens Door to Fraud

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today are calling on Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide answers about the Department’s decision to waive income verification requirements for student loan borrowers who enroll in income-driven ...
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Sessions to Hold Hearing with U.S. Postmaster General on Postal Service Reforms

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Tracking the Postal Service: An Update on the Delivering for America Plan.” The hearing will examine the Postal Service’s implementation of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 and the impact of Postmaster General Louis ...
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Fallon Announces Hearing on Radical New EPA Vehicle Emissions Standards Rules

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) will hold a hearing titled “Driving Bad Policy: Examining EPA’s Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric Vehicle Transition.” The subcommittee hearing will examine the Environmental ...
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Hearing Wrap Up: Coronaviruses Confer Robust Natural Immunity, Government Officials Should Have Considered in Policy Decisions

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Investigating Pandemic Immunity: Acquired, Therapeutic or Both” to examine the role COVID-19 vaccinations and naturally acquired immunity played in public health discussions and final government policies. Select Subcommittee members examined misleading statements by Biden Administration officials regarding the COVID-19 vaccine that bred distrust in public health authorities. Expert witnesses ...