Press Releases

WASHINGTON—The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing on "The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended” to examine the impact of COVID-19 school closures on student development and investigate the role federal health officials and teachers unions played in keeping schools closed longer than necessary. Subcommittee members discussed with expert witnesses how the prolonged closing of schools ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks at today’s markup of House Joint Resolution 42, which would block the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect. During his opening remarks, Chairman Comer outlined how the D.C. Council again has taken action to enact soft-on-crime policies that would hamstring the Metropolitan ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by examining how the Biden Administration’s energy policies have stifled American-made energy, ignited inflation, and raised energy prices on American workers and families. ...

WASHINGTON — Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by outlining how Login.gov has not provided identity verification services, lied to its customers, and continued to charge for non-existent services. He concluded by emphasizing that the Subcommittee will get to the bottom of Login.gov’s fraudulent business practices ...

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1.” At the hearing, members highlighted how Washington, D.C. officials have failed their responsibility to keep Americans safe, spur local economic development, adequately fund local law enforcement, and provide good educational opportunities. The D.C. ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and 14 other non-governmental groups to provide documents and information related to their role in the CDC’s COVID-19 school reopening guidance. Chairman Wenstrup is also requesting transcribed interviews from AFT President Randi Weingarten and other top leaders to further investigate ...

WASHINGTON — Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s hearing by emphasizing that the Biden Administration has pushed for progressive ideals to be infused into the military which are affecting military readiness and recruitment. Subcommittee Chairman Grothman warned that continued exploitation of the military for political purposes and social policy experiments will sew distrust among Americans in our armed ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of tobacco and nicotine products through its Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). The CTP has failed to effectively define and administer its tobacco and nicotine regulatory programs, resulting in industry uncertainty and unsafe products reaching the marketplace. In a letter to Commissioner Robert Califf of the Food and Drug ...

WASHINGTON—House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing titled “FDA Oversight Part 1: The Infant Formula Shortage” to conduct oversight of the FDA’s response to the nationwide infant formula shortage.

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing today titled “FDA Oversight Part 1: The Infant Formula Shortage.” At the hearing, subcommittee members asked Frank Yiannas, Former Deputy Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the FDA’s failure to respond to the infant formula crisis. ...