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WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of the Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 3076), bipartisan legislation he co-authored with Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). In his opening remarks, Ranking Member Comer touted the legislation’s provisions that bolster Postal Service-led operational reforms, implement Postmaster General DeJoy’s 10-year reform plan, provide key ...

Expresses concern over extreme proposals pushed by Democrats which will only destroy good paying jobs and destroy the economy WASHINGTON — Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) opened today’s hearing slamming Democrats for having done nothing but demonize and undermine America’s oil and gas industry. In his opening statement, Ranking Member Norman emphasized how Congressional Democrats and the Biden Administration’s out-of-control ...

Democrats continue to attack an industry that provides good-paying jobs for American workers and energy for all Americans WASHINGTON — House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on the Democrats’ radical climate agenda by slamming Democrats for abandoning the Committee’s core mission of rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. In his opening statement, Ranking Member Comer emphasized how ...

WASHINGTON—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 U.S. House of Representatives passed their bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act in a bipartisan vote of 342-92: “The American people asked for critical reforms to the Postal ...

Washington, D.C. (February 4, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statements after House leadership announced that the U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on their bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act: “The U.S. Postal Service is a lifeline to millions of Americans who rely on their services, but ...

Seven scientists suddenly reversed course after speaking with Fauci and Collins WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called on seven scientists who initially believed COVID-19 may have leaked from the Wuhan lab to provide answers under oath. ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s roundtable on “Examining the Washington Football Team’s Toxic Workplace Culture” by emphasizing the need for Democrats to redirect their focus towards conducting proper oversight over the Biden Administration’s multiple crises. In his opening statement, Ranking Member Comer highlighted how Americans are suffering from skyrocketing inflation, surging energy prices, and the worst ...

After nearly eight years, Congress addresses the structure, framework, and evolution of federal cybersecurity in a comprehensive manner WASHINGTON — At today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform markup of H.R. 6497, the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) championed the bipartisan legislation and emphasized how Congress can accomplish real progress when resources are focused on the needs of the American ...

Members invoke authority requiring the agencies to provide the information requested WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers today renewed their request to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak to provide all documents and communications about a grant awarded to EcoHealth Alliance, which funneled ...

Call for Dr. Walensky to provide a briefing to outline how shuttering schools, masking kids, and failing to account for harm to kids follows science 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 Select Subcommittee Republican lawmakers today called on CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to provide the scientific evidence for the ...