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In his first six months, President Biden has created the worst crisis at the border in decades WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today released a report, “President Biden’s Border Crisis at Six Months: A Security, Humanitarian, and Public Health ...

Legislation provides greater transparency and clarity for Americans and small businesses  WASHINGTON—The House Oversight and Reform Committee today passed the Guidance Clarity Act of 2021, which was introduced by House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) and Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine). This legislation provides greater clarity and transparency for Americans and small businesses by requiring each agency guidance document to state ...

Demand answers from DHS about release of dangerous aliens without required court date WASHINGTON— Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas), Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and several Republican lawmakers today wrote U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas demanding information about the use of domestic flights to transport illegal immigrants into America’s ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a markup on the Guidance Clarity Act of 2021, (H.R. 1508) which was introduced by House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) and Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine). This legislation provides more clarity to small businesses by requiring each agency guidance document to state explicitly it does not have the force and effect of law and is not binding. In his opening statement, Oversight and Reform ...

Criticizes consideration of Democrats’ bill to dramatically expand paid leave for federal workers WASHINGTON—At today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform markup of the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act (H.R. 564), Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) blasted Democrats for seeking to dramatically expand paid leave for federal employees at the taxpayer’s expense. He emphasized this paid leave expansion would be on top of federal employees’ ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Reform and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis minority staff today issued a memorandum to lawmakers on findings learned from the Republican-led expert forum on COVID-19 origins held last month. In the memorandum, the ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News calling for President Biden’s family to stop using the White House for personal gain. This follows letters Ranking Member Comer and Oversight Republicans issued to the White House Counsel’s Office and National Archives and ...

Members invoke authority requiring the agencies to provide the information requested WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers pressed Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, (NIAID), about a grant awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, which then awarded taxpayer funds ...