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Chastises Maloney, IRS Commissioner for blatantly ignoring breach of American citizens’ tax information WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig for his continued failure to protect the personal financial information of American citizens by allowing an “IRS Snowden” to continue leaking information to the media. Earlier this year Ranking Member Comer wrote the IRS about ...

Requests briefing on vetting and screening Afghans relocating to U.S.  WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Department of State Secretary Antony Blinken expressing concern related to the vetting of foreign nationals and specifically Afghan citizens coming to the U.S. Additionally, Ranking Member Comer questioned whether ...

Call for plan to recoup funds and seek justice against President Ghani WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) wrote Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers regarding the location of U.S. taxpayer dollars intended to assist the Afghan people. This concern follows reports that Afghan ...

Demand information and briefing on Taliban’s access to U.S. military equipment   WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and National Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressing grave concerns over reports the Taliban has acquired a significant arsenal of U.S.-made weaponry. Further, the Biden Administration failed to ...

Legislation to be signed into law WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer applauded the passage of the Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ) Transparency Act (S. 272), which he and Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced as H.R. 22 and quickly passed through the House with an overwhelming majority on January 5th of 2021. The CBJ Transparency Act improves government accountability by requiring federal agencies to ...

WASHINGTON—In an op-ed published by Real Clear Politics, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) called for urgent reform in America’s welfare system to stop the country from hemorrhaging money on improper payments. This comes as President Biden continues to push his American Families Plan, which, if passed, would expand welfare ...