Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (March 16, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Sen. Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, and Sen. John Cornyn, sent a 

Mayor Bowser and D.C. employees have used encrypted technology to skirt public records laws WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Clay Higgins (R-La.), and Republican lawmakers called on the D.C. Office of the Inspector General to conduct a review of Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. employees’ use of technology to skirt public records laws. “Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans are ...

The OIG recently released a report finding the dilapidated office puts safety at risk WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today opened a probe into the U.S. Park Police’s staffing shortages, training deficiencies, and dilapidated facilities at the dispatch operations center in Washington, D.C. In a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Ranking Member Hice requests a member level briefing and all documents ...

Express serious concerns over apparent decision to subvert congressional oversight WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) renewed their request for all reports, documents, and communications related to allegations of a toxic work environment at the Office of ...

At today’s briefing on Ukraine, former Democrat ambassadors to Russia and NATO call for more U.S. energy production WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on today’s remote, closed-door committee briefing on the conflict in Ukraine: “Democrats today held a closed-door briefing with former Ambassadors Michael McFaul, John Tefft, and Ivo Daalder – all of whom worked for ...

WASHINGTON — Today, Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced legislation, the Chance to Compete Act (H.R. 6967). This bipartisan, bicameral bill improves the federal hiring process by giving agencies the ability to share applicant assessments, allow subject matter experts to serve as interviewers, and move assessments toward focusing on the candidate’s ability to perform the actual job rather than where or ...

Washington, D.C. —Today, Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statements after the Senate passed the historic Postal Service Reform Act in a bipartisan vote of 79-19:“With today’s Senate vote, postal reform has been signed, sealed, and delivered to ...

Democrats cancel hearing after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows importance of U.S. energy production WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) urging Democrats to cease their baseless, partisan investigation into oil and gas companies and immediately convene a ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) raised concerns about ongoing toxic workplace allegations at the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy and officials’ use of technology to skirt federal records laws and congressional oversight. In a letter to Dr. Alondra Nelson, ...

Express concerns about potential for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) sent a letter to White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu requesting all documents and communications related to the $1.2 trillion in taxpayer dollars authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and ...