Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) are probing the outgoing Biden Administration’s overuse of collective bargaining agreements to entrench telework and cement policies that hinder the Trump Administration’s agenda. Ahead of President Trump’s inauguration, the Biden Administration agreed to numerous collective bargaining agreements ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the committee will hold a hearing titled, “Rightsizing Government,” on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. At the hearing, the Oversight Committee will examine the dramatic growth in the size and complexity of the federal government, which has led to excess costs and duplicative and inefficient services for the American people. The Committee will explore reform pathways and consider the ...

WASHINGTON—House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced today an investigation into the policies of sanctuary jurisdictions and their impact on public safety and federal immigration enforcement. In letters sent to the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City, Chairman Comer requested documents and communications related to their cities' sanctuary policies. He also called on the mayors to testify at a committee hearing scheduled for ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the postponement of a final rule amending the Horse Protection Act (HPA): “USDA’s decision to postpone the implementation of this final rule today is a victory for horse breeders, owners, and trainers nationwide and will protect the rights of ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating recent reports of financial institutions debanking lawful American businesses and individuals based on political affiliation or involvement in industries viewed unfavorably by the Biden Administration. On a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” renowned tech investor and entrepreneur, Marc Andreessen, revealed thirty tech founders who were debanked over the last four ...

WASHINGTON— House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the Republican subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. These assignments will be formally ratified during the next hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Nancy Mace (SC), Chairwoman Glenn Grothman (WI) Pat Fallon ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s executive orders to end the Biden border crisis and restore order at the southwest border: “America is back under the leadership of President Donald Trump. President Trump’s executive orders take swift action to end the Biden border crisis and restore order at our nation’s southwest border. President Biden intentionally created the ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement applauding President Donald J. Trump’s executive orders to bring accountability and reform to the federal bureaucracy: “President Trump pledged to bring accountability and reform to Washington, and immediately after being sworn in he began to deliver on that promise. For too long, the unelected federal bureaucracy has wielded too much power over ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted President Biden’s preemptive pardons for the Biden Crime Family, including James Biden, Sara Biden, Valerie Biden, John Owens, and Frank Biden: “President Biden’s preemptive pardons for the Biden Crime Family serve as a confession of their corruption as they sold out the American people to enrich themselves. Our investigation revealed that at least ten ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s preemptive pardon of Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) for his role in the sham January 6th Committee: “How appropriate that Joe Biden’s final act is to preemptively pardon Jamie Raskin — the man who was one of the chief advocates for two unjust impeachments of the newly elected 47th President of the United States and ...