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Cuomo will testify before COVID Select at a 2:00pm public hearing tomorrow WASHINGTON — Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) released a staff memorandum titled “Findings from the Select Subcommittee’s Investigation into the Cuomo Administration’s March 25 Directive Admitting COVID-Positive Patients into Nursing Homes.” This memo presents evidence that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his team ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 8333, the BIOSECURE Act, introduced by Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.). The bipartisan, bicameral bill prohibits U.S. taxpayer dollars from flowing to biotechnology companies that are owned, operated, or controlled by China or other foreign adversaries and specifically names five companies with extensive ties ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing this week titled “Assessing the Federal Government’s Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires” to assess federal recovery efforts in Lahaina as the community responds to the devastating 2023 Maui wildfires that claimed 102 lives with two missing. At the hearing, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) are today reiterating requests to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for information related to the development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In letters to HHS Secretary Becerra and USDA Secretary Vilsack, the lawmakers are again requesting ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today opened a subcommittee hearing titled “Assessing the Federal Government’s Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires” by emphasizing Congress’s goal to work closely with witnesses and colleagues from the Hawaiian delegation to review the federal ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will testify publicly before Congress for the first time regarding his pandemic response on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. In a hearing titled “A Hearing with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,” Mr. Cuomo will be questioned about his Administration’s issuance of unscientific guidance that forced New York nursing homes and long-term care ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Where Do We Go From Here? Examining a Path Forward to Assess Agencies’ Efforts to Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud” to obtain an accurate picture of the current anti-fraud ...

Reaffirms support for Taiwan’s inclusion in the World Health Organization WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) led an official visit to Taiwan, Cambodia, and Laos last week. Chairman Wenstrup met with senior political and public health leaders, visited high and low risk laboratories, and observed multiple wet markets. As neighbors to China — the origin site of COVID-19 — and partners to the United States, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on the CEOs of three major Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)—CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and Optum Rx—to correct the record for statements made during their appearance before the House Oversight Committee at a hearing titled, “The Role of Pharmacy ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) is today investigating allegations of interference by Biden-Harris Administration officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in recommendations for pediatric transgender surgeries. The New York Times recently reported that HHS officials sought to influence the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) to drop its minimum standards of care age ...