Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on IRS whistleblower testimony revealing that the Department of Justice interfered in the U.S. Attorney for Delaware’s investigation into Hunter ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Churches vs. Casinos: The Constitution is not Suspended in Times of Crisis” to examine the constitutionality of federal, state, and local actions during the COVID-19 pandemic that infringed on the civil liberties of Americans. Select Subcommittee members asked expert witnesses about intentional violations of First Amendment freedoms, inquired about arbitrary mandates that harmed Americans’ ...

WASHINGTON—Led by House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.), Oversight Committee Republicans are investigating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new proposed standards for fossil-fuel power plants. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Oversight Republicans warn that these standards are not achievable at a reasonable cost and request all documents, information, and communications related to their ...

WASHINGTON—Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Clearing the Air: Examining the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Emissions Standards” by outlining how the Environmental Protection ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Churches vs. Casinos: The Constitution is not Suspended in Times of Crisis” by explaining how government officials at the federal, local, and state levels did not uphold their constitutional responsibility to protect civil liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arbitrary lockdowns and stay-at-home orders stripped Americans of their freedoms, while the issuance ...

WASHINGTON – Today, Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled Please Leave Your Message at the Tone: Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Sessions ...

EPA should not be operating outside its rulemaking authority WASHINGTON—Today, the Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Clearing the Air: Examining the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Emissions Standards” to ...

Letters sent to GSA, GAO, FedRamp, and TMF build on GSA OIG report that showed individuals misrepresented the platform’s compliance with security standards individuals misrepresented the platform’s compliance with security standards WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) are continuing oversight of Login.gov after GSA ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Attorney for Delaware reaching a plea agreement with Hunter Biden: “Let’s be clear: the Department of Justice’s charges against President Biden’s son Hunter reveal a two-tiered system of justice. Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after reviewing two unclassified, FBI-generated FD-1023 forms that are related to the June 30, 2020 FD-1023 form that memorializes a confidential human source’s conversations with a foreign national who claimed to have bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden: “Today the FBI brought two unclassified FD-1023 forms that were heavily redacted to a secure ...