Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today requested that Tova Noel, one of the Metropolitan Correctional Center prison guards on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died, appear for a transcribed interview on March 26, 2026. To date, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has conducted interviews with former Attorney General Bill Barr, former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, Ghislaine Maxwell, Les Wexner, former President ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup will take place on Wednesday, March 18 at 10:00am ET to consider a series of legislation aimed at protecting taxpayers and ensuring federal funds are being used efficiently and responsibly.“The American people deserve a government that operates efficiently and effectively, yet too often it has fallen short of that standard. The House Oversight Committee is ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a systemic review of waste, fraud, and abuse across numerous federally funded benefits programs managed by states and U.S. territories. As the Committee continues its investigation into Minnesota’s social services programs—where fraud schemes have siphoned billions of dollars in taxpayer funds—Chairman Comer is warning that ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner.” During the hearing, members will highlight the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) troubled financial situation after losing billions of dollars and will examine the initiatives Postmaster General David Steiner is taking to transform the agency and maximize revenue. Members will also ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is examining the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct surveillance pricing of consumers that artificially increases the prices of goods and services. In letters to Booking Holdings, Expedia Group Incorporated, Uber, Lyft, and Instacart, Chairman Comer requests documents and information to better understand the policies guiding these companies’ respective pricing ...

“Instead of protecting the whistleblowers, the Walz administration protected the system that enabled fraud.” WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II.” In his opening ...

Report reveals Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison knew of rampant fraud earlier than previously disclosed WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released an interim staff report titled “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion.” The interim report, based on transcribed interviews with nine current and former Minnesota state employees and documents obtained to ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II.” The Committee is continuing to investigate how criminals in Minnesota have ripped off an estimated $9 billion in taxpayer funds meant to feed children, provide housing for low-income and disabled ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced that Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will appear voluntarily for a transcribed interview as part of the Committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes: “Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. I commend his demonstrated commitment to ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today sent letters to seven individuals seeking transcribed interviews as part of the Committee’s review of the federal government’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes. Read the letters here:  Doug ...