Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) again repeated false claims about the FBI’s unclassified FD-1023 form that memorializes a confidential human source’s conversations with a Burisma executive who claimed to have bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden for $5 million: “It doesn’t matter how many times Ranking Member Raskin repeats the lie, it’s ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) will hold a hearing titled “Please Leave Your Message at the Tone: Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies.” The subcommittee hearing will examine the backlogs of military and civil service personnel records requests, the Social Security Administration’s customer service line and disability claims, and passport backlogs. This hearing will also examine ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold 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. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Neil Gorsuch’s recent opinion in Arizona v. Mayorkas condemns ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe.” The subcommittee hearing will examine how the federal government is harnessing advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and other technologies to enhance security. This hearing will also discuss the obstacles to the adoption and sustainment of these innovations by federal ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a committee hearing titled “Death by a Thousand Regulations: The Biden Administration’s Campaign to Bury America in Red Tape.”In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that today’s oversight hearing will ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Oversight of CDC Policies and Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic” to examine the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) response to the pandemic and delve into their numerous ineffectual public policy decisions. Select Subcommittee members pointed out CDC Director Walensky’s inconsistent COVID-19 guidance that led to public confusion and distrust in America’s health ...

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Death by a Thousand Regulations: The Biden Administration’s Campaign to Bury America in Red Tape.” At the hearing, members and witnesses highlighted how the Biden Administration’s sweeping executive orders and unchecked regulations have ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Clearing the Air: Examining the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Emissions Standards” to bring transparency to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) process for drafting proposed emissions standards given the industry’s questionable ability to comply with unrealistic timelines. The EPA’s new proposed vehicle emissions ...

WASHINGTON—In an op-ed published in Fox News today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) outlined how the Oversight Committee is investigating the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes and the allegations contained within an unclassified FBI record to determine if President Biden sold out the United States to make money for himself. Chairman ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Oversight of CDC Policies and Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic” by noting that America’s public health authorities — including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — caused significant damage during the pandemic with unscientific policies and confusing guidance. After months of stonewalling by the Department of Health and Human ...