Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine the neglected epidemic of missing BIPOC women and girls. In her opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) emphasized the importance of the hearing and how all Americans, especially women and girls, deserve to realize their full potential and chase the American Dream. However, she noted how far too many women fall victim to violent criminal activities, sex ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) opening statement at today’s Select Subcommittee’s hearing highlights students’ declining mental health and academic performance because of Democrat-led lockdowns and mandates. Whip Scalise slams President Biden for caving to teachers union bosses on whether students should be wearing masks in the classroom. Additionally, Whip ...

WASHINGTON — Today, Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) delivered remarks at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s hearing on “The Impact of the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.” In his opening statement, Hice emphasized how Democrats’ unchecked spending, particularly through the American Rescue Plan, has resulted in skyrocketing energy prices, unaffordable rents, and rising grocery bills. Hice slammed ...

Slams Democrats for throwing money out the door “like they were throwing beads off a Mardi Gras float on Fat Tuesday” WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “The Impact of the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds” by slamming Democrats’ reckless spending that created the highest inflation rates in 40 years. In his remarks, Ranking Member Comer pointed out that ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address: “No amount of Washington spin can change the fact that America is in crisis because of President Biden’s disastrous agenda. Kentuckians and Americans all across the United States know the true state of the union every time they pay more for gas at the pump, food at the grocery store, and energy to heat ...

Mayor Bowser requires masks at schools and daycares but allows adults to go to bars and sports events without masks WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers called on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser to end D.C.’s mask mandate requiring masks at schools, childcare facilities, and libraries. The lawmakers emphasize mask mandates harm children’s development and provide no health ...

Express concerns over the Biden Administration’s reported plans to provide assistance and lawful status to Afghans possibly linked to terrorist organizations. WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.), and Committee Republicans renewed their concerns about the lax vetting and resettling of potentially ineligible Afghans in the United States, including ...

Select Subcommittee and Oversight Committee Republicans call on the CDC to produce all data gathered over the past year that it has hidden from the public WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), joined by Republican lawmakers on both panels, today called on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle ...

WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new masking guidance:  “Let’s be clear: the science on masking hasn’t changed, just the politics. Throughout the entire pandemic, Democrats have ignored their own masking rules while forcing children to wear them at school, and even outside on extremely hot ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine:  “Americans support the people of Ukraine and condemn Putin’s aggression. His brazen, unprovoked, and lethal attacks against a sovereign nation have already cost innocent lives. The United States and NATO should meet these attacks with swift action. We must issue the strongest possible sanctions and cripple Putin’s ...