Press Releases

To ensure U.S. energy security, lawmakers call on DOE to provide all documents related to the decision to deplete the Strategic Petroleum Reserve    WASHINGTON — House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) are continuing their probe into the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to rapidly deplete the United States’ ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) invited Ms. Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), to testify at a hearing titled “The Consequences of School Closures, Part 2: The President of the American Federation of Teachers Ms. Randi Weingarten” on April 26, 2023 to delve into the role Ms. Weingarten and the AFT played in editing the CDC’s school reopening guidance and keeping schools closed longer ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address students’ historic learning losses. In multiple instances, the lawmakers have identified these funds instead being used on left-wing agendas. ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) are pressing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for information on the Biden Administration’s implementation of a law designed to help federal agencies determine what work ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on today’s transcribed interview with Kathy Chung, who served as assistant to Joe Biden when he was Vice President: “I thank Kathy Chung for her cooperation with the Oversight Committee’s investigation into President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. She provided startling information that undermines the Biden White House’s narrative on the ...

WASHINGTON - Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup invited the Honorable John Ratcliffe, Former Director of National Intelligence, and Mr. David Feith, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to testify at a hearing titled “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence” on April 18, 2023 to examine China’s role in the origins of COVID-19 and the intelligence surrounding ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing yesterday titled “Fueling Unaffordability: How the Biden Administration’s Policies Catalyzed Global Energy Scarcity and Compounded Inflation.” At the hearing, subcommittee members identified how the Biden ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News to discuss the Committee’s hearing on “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part I.”  Chairman Comer discussed how D.C. officials have failed their responsibility to keep Americans safe and exposed the political motives of activists calling for D.C. ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce yesterday held a hearing titled, “Login.gov Doesn’t Meet the Standard.” Subcommittee members discussed with witnesses how leaders at Login.gov misled federal agencies that relied on its identity proofing services and continued this practice over the course of years. Subcommittee members also discussed how customer ...

Opens hearing by emphasizing that our nation’s capital has deteriorated and declined. 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 1.” In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that the District of ...