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WASHINGTON – Today, House Republican leaders sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen highlighting the urgent need for guidance and requesting clarification from the Treasury Department on questions pertaining to the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds included in the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The letter was led by top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-Texas), Republican Whip and top Republican of ...

Subcommittee hearing examines Afghanistan’s reconstruction efforts WASHINGTON – Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s hearing with Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko by emphasizing President Trump spearheaded successful efforts to reduce U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan and negotiated an unprecedented peace agreement which will help create a safe and prosperous ...

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 16, 2021)—Today, Reps. James Comer and Carolyn B. Maloney, the Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, along with Senator Rob Portman, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Senator Maggie Hassan, Chair of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, issued the following statements as they introduced the 

Washington, D.C. – A coalition of congressional leaders from the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform today urged the Biden administration to finalize a rule to reform the organ procurement system in the United States.  The letter, sent to Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Norris Cochran was signed by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Todd Young, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement in response to Committee Democrats scheduling a legislative hearing on H.R. 51, an unconstitutional bill to grant statehood to the District of Columbia. “D.C. statehood is all about Speaker Pelosi and liberal democrats consolidating their power to enact radical policies nationwide like the Green New Deal, packing the Supreme Court, and eliminating the ...

Subcommittee Hearing Examines the Future of Artificial Intelligence   WASHINGTON – Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s joint hearing by emphasizing Congress has the responsibility to thoroughly examine artificial intelligence (AI) prior to investing billions of taxpayer dollars in the technology and ensure Americans’ privacy is protected.  In his opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member ...

WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statements on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s call to “wait for the facts:” “Governor Cuomo calls on New Yorkers and the American people to wait for the facts about his sexual harassment scandal, but it is Governor Cuomo himself who needs to give us the facts ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on President Biden’s speech marking the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns: “President Trump started America’s recovery and President Biden must decide if he will finish it. Thanks to President Trump’s strong leadership and support for Operation Warp Speed, more Americans today have been vaccinated than those who have contracted ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted House passage of the $1.9 trillion Pelosi Payoff to Progressives Act, which now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law: “Pelosi’s Payoff is the Swamp at its worst. Pelosi’s Payoff has little to do with providing pandemic relief to hardworking American families and has everything to do with advancing their left-wing agenda. The bill spends hundreds of ...