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Hearing Wrap Up: Rushed Pandemic Spending Without Guardrails Allowed Rampant Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.” Committee members asked government witnesses for answers about why billions of taxpayer dollars were lost to waste, fraud, and abuse and for estimates as to how much money was ...
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Chairman Comer Delivers Opening Remarks at Organizational Meeting

WASHINGTON– House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered opening remarks at the committee's organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, where the committee will adopt its official rules. “We will be returning this Committee to its core mission: To ensure that taxpayer dollars are not being mismanaged, abused, or wasted, to shine a light in the darkness of the federal bureaucracy to prevent corruption and self-dealing, and to ...
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Comer to Hold Hearing on Biden’s Border Crisis with U.S Border Patrol Agents

After threatening subpoenas, Mayorkas allows Border Patrol Chiefs to testify before Congress WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold a full committee hearing titled “On The Front Lines of the Border Crisis: A Hearing with Chief Patrol Agents,” to gather facts from U.S. Border Patrol witnesses who are working to secure the border in the wake of President Biden’s policies that have created the worst border ...
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Comer: Republican-Led Oversight Committee to Provide a Check on the Role and Power of Washington

WASHINGTON–House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks today at the National Press Club’s Headliners Newsmaker to discuss how under Republican control, he is returning the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability to its primary mission to root out waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the federal government and hold the Biden ...
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Chairman Comer Announces Hearing on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Pandemic Recovery Programs

WASHINGTON–House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold the first Oversight Committee hearing of the 118th Congress titled “Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse,” to focus on investigating the rampant waste of taxpayer dollars in COVID relief programs. “We owe it to Americans to identify how hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars spent under the guise of pandemic relief were lost to waste, fraud, ...
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Comer Slams Mayorkas for Preventing Chief Border Patrol Agents from Testifying on Biden’s Border Crisis

Reiterates request for Chief Patrol Agents to testify at a hearing before the committee on February 7, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) slammed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for refusing to allow Chief Patrol Agents of four U.S. Border Patrol sectors to testify at an upcoming hearing on the border crisis. “On January 19, 2023, I invited the ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Comer to Speak at National Press Club

WASHINGTON–House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will speak at a National Press Club’s Headliners Newsmaker on Monday, January 30th at 10:00 AM ET. Under Republican control, Chairman Comer is returning the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability to its primary mission to root out waste, fraud, abuse, and ...
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Comer Announces Committee Organizational Meeting for 118th Congress

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the committee will hold its organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 11:00am ET. At the business meeting, the committee will consider the proposed committee rules for the 118th Congress and resolutions appointing majority and minority members to the subcommittees. “The House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s rules provide the framework for us to hold the ...
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Comer: The American People Deserve Transparency About Hunter Biden’s Anonymous Art Transactions

Sends letter to Hunter’s art dealer, Georges Bergès, seeking all information related to the high-dollar transactions and requests a transcribed interview WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on Georges Bergès, owner of the Georges Bergès Gallery, to provide information related to the anonymous art purchasers of Hunter Biden’s art and all communications between his New York gallery and the ...
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Comer Statement on Classified Documents Found at Pence’s Home

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on classified documents found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s residence: “Former Vice President Mike Pence reached out today about classified documents found at his home in Indiana. He has agreed to fully cooperate with congressional oversight and any questions we have about the matter. Former Vice President Pence’s transparency stands in stark ...