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Yellen secretly met with House Democrat about rental assistance relief while missing public hearing on the same topic WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) today blasted Treasury ...

WASHINGTON—Today, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and several Republican lawmakers wrote Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the massive delays Americans are experiencing in renewing or applying for a new passport. Currently a backlog of more than two million passport applications exists, which results in an estimated wait time of up to 12 weeks. Prior to the pandemic, processing typically ranged from four to six ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Subcommittee on Government Operations held its biannual hearing on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). In his opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) emphasized the need to decipher whether the FITARA Scorecard and IT dashboard are effective tools in helping agency chief information officers and the Office of Management and Budget improve and oversee federal IT modernization. Hice also called for the ...

WASHINGTON — House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.)’s opening statement at today’s Select Subcommittee hearing notes that the American people's biggest economic challenge is the alarming rising inflation under the Biden Administration. Additionally, Whip Scalise urges Select Subcommittee Democrats to hold a hearing about the origins of COVID-19. Whip Scalise also highlights how President ...

Other glaring security issues remain unaddressed by Democrats WASHINGTON – Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s hearing titled “Defending the U.S. Electric Grid Against Cyber Threats” by emphasizing cyber-attacks are becoming more frequent, particularly from state sponsored groups in Russia and China. He noted any attack or extended disruptions by foreign actors pose significant risks to all Americans and ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer’s (R-Ky.) legislation, the Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 26), was signed into law. This legislation ends reverse auctions for complex design and construction services. “Reverse auctions for complex design and construction services fail to meet the needs of the American people because they do not ensure the best products at the best price. With the ...

WASHINGTON—Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.); Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Chairman Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.); and National Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and Chairman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) sent a 

WASHINGTON—Today, Oversight Republicans, led by Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), called on U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to provide all documents and communications regarding the Biden Administration’s efforts to censor medical information and opinions on social media. “The First Amendment protects all Americans’ right to free speech—speech free from government ...