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Letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair
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Comer Probes FTC’s Improper Consulting with European Officials to Block Illumina-Grail Merger

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today reiterating requests to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for information to assist in ongoing oversight of the FTC’s coordination with foreign officials. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, Chairman Comer seeks documents and communications from the FTC related to the merger of Illumina, Inc., an American biotechnology company, and cancer detection maker GRAIL, Inc., after emails uncovered ...
Press Release
Comer & Greene Press DOD on U.S. Military Aid and Weapons Falling into Terrorist Hands

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) are opening a probe into the Department of Defense’s (DoD) processes and policies to ensure that American military aid and weapons are properly distributed and used abroad. In a letter to DoD Secretary Lloyd Austin, the lawmakers request a staff briefing after reports surfaced showing U.S.-manufactured weapons are being redistributed and resold in ...
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Sessions, McClain to Hold Joint Hearing on Protecting American Taxpayers from Democrats’ Expanded IRS

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today announced a joint subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service.” The hearing will examine how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to use expanded funding allotted ...
Press Release
Comer Releases Evidence of Direct Payment to Joe Biden

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the committee obtained bank records revealing a $200,000 direct payment from James and Sara Biden to Joe Biden in the form of a personal check. In September, Chairman Comer issued three subpoenas for Hunter and James Biden’s personal and business bank ...
Letter
Letter to Secretary Mayorkas
Hearing
*POSTPONED* Oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration

The new meeting date is TBD.
Press Release
Comer & Oversight Republicans Probe Biden Administration’s Conflicting Border Wall Construction Policy

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans today are calling on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide documents and information to help inform Congress and the American people what the Biden Administration’s position is on utilizing border barriers to secure the border amidst historic levels of illegal crossings. On President Biden’s first day in office, he issued a proclamation ...
Hearing
Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics
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Wenstrup: COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need to Modernize, Improve Global Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics” by discussing whether current oversight of high-risk laboratories in the United States and abroad are effective, sufficient, and capable of protecting Americans from current and future biological threats. Chairman Wenstrup emphasized the need for global biosecurity and ...