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"The time for giving Biden the benefit of the doubt, that ship has sailed." WASHINGTON—This week, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Representative Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) led a delegation to San Diego, Calexico, and Yuma to witness the humanitarian and national security crisis at the southern border created by President Biden's open borders agenda. Joining the trip were Representatives ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 20 of their colleagues, sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure seeking information on what safeguards CMS has in place to address improper payments in the Medicaid program. The members wrote, “According to CMS, Medicaid made $57.36 billion ...

WASHINGTON – Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s hearing by championing the importance of Americans’ First Amendment rights and emphasized how Congress should never infringe on the public’s freedom of speech. Public institutions of higher education are increasing their attacks on Americans’ First Amendment freedom, and she highlighted disturbing campaigns on campuses now aimed at expelling students and firing faculty who ...

Bipartisan bill improves and updates the hiring process for federal employees The House Committee on Oversight and Reform today passed by voice vote legislation authored by Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to improve the federal hiring process. The Chance to Compete Act (H.R. 6967) is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that gives agencies the ability to share applicant assessments, allows subject matter ...

Washington D.C. — Today, Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Sen. Gary Peters, Chairman of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Rob Portman, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statements after President Biden signed the historic 

Americans can’t afford to fill up their gas tanks let alone buy electric vehicles, but Democrats demand USPS buy them WASHINGTON — House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “It’s Electric: Developing the Postal Service Fleet of the Future” by slamming Democrats for pushing costly and radical Green New Deal pipedreams on the Postal Service. He emphasized how Republicans are against mandates that ignore ...

Republicans seek to understand how DHS is preparing to respond to the impending national security and humanitarian catastrophe at the southern border WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans raised concerns about the Biden Administration’s decision to terminate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Title 42 order that allows federal law enforcement to quickly ...

Republican lawmakers to hold press conference on April 12 in Yuma WASHINGTON—Next week, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Representative Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) will lead a trip to San Diego, California and Yuma, Arizona to examine firsthand President Biden’s border crisis. During the visit, the Republican lawmakers will tour U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities, hear ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Fox & Friends Weekend” with Pete Hegseth to discuss calling Hunter Biden to appear before a scheduled committee hearing on electrifying the Postal Service fleet. "The Democrats, when it comes to energy policy, are having a real 'let them eat cake' moment here when it comes to high gas prices. They're taking this 'Green New Deal' moment to the postal service, they're trying to ...