Press Releases

Request all information related to steps DOJ is taking to enforce federal law as protesters doxx and picket outside justices’ homes WASHINGTON — In the wake of the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion on a matter being considered before the Supreme Court, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide the Committee all documents and communications related ...

From hiding data to keeping schools closed, Republican lawmakers outline systemic problems at the deeply flawed agency WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), along with Republican lawmakers on both panels, today called on Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney ...

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) raised concerns over information detailing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) possibly levying inconsistent, confusing, unexpected, and exorbitant fees against marina business owners. In a letter to U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, Ranking Member Comer emphasized how questions remain about the Corps’ fee policies and procedures and ...

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) expressed concerns over information obtained detailing political interference, a hostile work environment, and inappropriate management practices at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC). In a letter to Chairman Arthur Traynor, the lawmakers emphasized how his actions are potentially derailing the ...

Inspector General recently found the contract resulted in millions of taxpayer dollars wasted WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas), and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers today pressed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson about a no-bid contract to house migrant families that resulted in the waste ...

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans raised concerns over the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose climate information in annual statements and reports. In a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the Republican lawmakers highlighted how the proposed rule could negatively impact private businesses and Americans’ ability to ...

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to immediately launch an investigation into the leaked draft opinion on a matter currently pending before the United States Supreme Court. In their letter to Attorney General Garland, the Republican lawmakers emphasized how this unprecedented leak undermines the integrity of the Supreme Court and our nation’s entire ...

Biden Administration converting DHS’s resources unto a political advocacy arm of the Biden campaign WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers today blasted the Biden Administration’s newly created “Disinformation Governance Board” at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an attempt to suppress free speech. In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) sent a letter to White House National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, raising concerns she is not following ethics laws or President Biden’s ethics pledge. Recently released White House visitor logs reveal McCarthy attended a meeting where her former employer, the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), was ...

Blasts Democrats for refusing to call key Biden officials to testify on crises facing Americans WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “McKinsey & Company’s Conduct and Conflicts at the Heart of the Opioid Epidemic” by calling on Democrats to hold a hearing with Biden Administration officials on how to end the opioid epidemic. He emphasized how this week alone, House Committees will ...