Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans today called on Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) to hold an emergency hearing before November 3 on Big Tech’s censorship and election interference. After the New York Post published an

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today condemned Twitter’s censorship of a negative New York Post article about Joe Biden and called on CEO Jack Dorsey to provide information on Twitter’s censorship policy that discriminates against certain news and not others. Earlier today, Oversight Republicans

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) called on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Inspector General to investigate the $35 million contract the California Secretary of State’s ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today commended the Supreme Court decision to end the field operations of the 2020 census. The law requires the census be reported to the president by December 31 and this ruling will allow the census to be complete by the statutory deadline. “The Supreme Court made the sensible, lawful decision on behalf of the American people to ensure the 2020 census is completed on time. With 99.9% of American ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent letters to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Alibaba Group, Daniel Yong Zhang and President and Chief Executive Officer of Ebay Inc., Jamie Iannone, expressing concerns regarding their platforms allowing the sale and importation of foreign plant and animal products in the United States. After thousands of Americans received unsolicited seed packages, Ranking Member Comer requests ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today raised concerns about the District of Columbia’s universal mail-in ballot process and the threat it poses to the integrity of the election. According to recent reports, the D.C. Board of Elections is sending mail-in ballots to individuals across D.C. to addresses where ...

WASHINGTON – Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing on federal information technology modernization at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by emphasizing that the agency needs to meet modern day challenges, steward taxpayer dollars, and ensure the success of its critical mission. At the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Hice warned that many agencies continue to spend money on the operations and maintenance of old systems rather than ...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report on President Trump’s whole of America response to protect American lives, reopen the economy, and defeat the virus. The report, “President Trump’s Plan: A Whole of America Response,” dispels the Democrats’ partisan attacks on the Trump Administration’s strong leadership and response ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) opened today's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar by offering his support and prayers for the President and First Lady in their fight against coronavirus. Whip Scalise dismantled Democrat claims that President Trump did not have a national plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic by detailing ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Reform this week held a two-part hearing on lowering drug prices. At the hearing, Republicans highlighted the Trump administration’s actions to lower drug prices, House Republicans’ proposal to decrease drug prices, the importance of removing regulatory barriers to continue healthcare innovations and discoveries, and ways to improve drug affordability and access. Democrats continued to push for more government mandates and intervention in ...