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Hearing Wrap Up: EPA’s Proposed Rules Strangle American Consumer Choice & Force Country into Radical Green Regulation Agenda

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled, “Driving Bad Policy: Examining EPA’s Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric Vehicle Transition .” Subcommittee members discussed with witnesses how the EPA’s proposed rules constitute a ...
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President Biden’s Anti-Construction Policies Raise Taxpayer Costs, Freeze Workers Out of Opportunities

Chairman Comer and Committee members renew request for briefing on proposed rule under President Biden’s Executive Order requiring project labor agreements for large-scale construction projects WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Committee Republican lawmakers today sent a letter to top officials at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) renewing concerns about the Federal Acquisition Regulatory ...
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Comer: This Committee and DC Leaders Must Come Together to Address Rising Crime in Our Nation’s Capital

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II.”In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that the Committee’s objective is to work with District leaders to ensure a capital that is safe and prosperous for its residents ...
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Comer Statement on IRS Retaliating Against Whistleblower

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is retaliating against the whistleblower who alleges the Department of Justice may be blocking efforts to charge Hunter Biden for federal violations: “On the same day that the Durham Report exposed how the federal government weaponized its power to advance the Russia collusion hoax, we now have learned ...
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Comer Announces First Hearing on Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Role in Rising Health Care Costs

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced an upcoming hearing titled, “The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers in Prescription Drug Markets Part I: Self-Interest or Health Care?” At the hearing, members will examine Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ (PBMs) tactics at multiple ...
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Hearing Wrap Up: D.C.’s Crime Crisis Created by Soft-on-Crime Policies, Lack of Prosecutions

Congress and D.C. leaders can work together to advance meaningful solutions.    WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II.”At the hearing, members highlighted that the Committee remains committed to fulfilling its constitutional duty to conduct oversight ...
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Comer Applauds Senate Passage of Resolution Blocking D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded bipartisan Senate passage of a joint resolution (H. J. Res. 42) blocking the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect. Washington, D.C. is facing a crime crisis resulting from soft-on-crime policies and the D.C. Council remains determined to enact policies that endanger the public and harm the men and women serving the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “I ...
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Comer, Grothman & LaTurner Open Probe into FEMA Providing Taxpayer Dollars to NGOs That Incentivize Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), and Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) – along with Republican members on the panel – have opened a probe into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) after recent reporting alleged taxpayer funds are possibly being used by certain nongovernmental ...
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Mace Questions DHS About New AI Task Force

Requests staff level briefing to understand how AI Task Force will advise DHS’s border crisis response WASHINGTON—Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas applauding the goal of its newly created Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force but raising concern about the Task Force’s lack of attention to improving border ...
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Comer, Foxx, Sessions: Department of Education’s Student Loan Self-Certification Opens Door to Fraud

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today are calling on Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide answers about the Department’s decision to waive income verification requirements for student loan borrowers who enroll in income-driven ...