Press Releases

Opens first briefing by emphasizing the need for conducting proper oversight and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse. WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined the bipartisan Congressional Transparency Caucus as a Vice-Chair and will aid Caucus Chair Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Co-Chair Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) in their efforts. The American people have the right to access their government’s ...

Express concerns about the legality and implementation of the President’s vaccine-and-testing mandate WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh regarding the Biden Administration’s troubling ...

Request briefing on Administration’s plan to remedy yet another crisis of their own making WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans wrote a letter to the Port Envoy of the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, John D. Porcari, requesting an immediate briefing related to the ongoing supply chain crisis in the United States. The Biden Administration’s misguided policies are ...

Republicans urge Chairwoman Maloney to allow oil and gas executives to appear remotely WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and all Subcommittee Ranking Members sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) requesting all witnesses appearing at the Committee’s October 28, 2021 hearing on the oil and gas industry be treated equally, which means having the opportunity to appear remotely ...

Urge Democrats to schedule a hearing on programs proven vulnerable to fraud, cybercrime WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), and Select Subcommittee Republicans sent a letter to Chairman James Clyburn (D-S.C.) urging Democrats to shift their efforts from pushing massive, trillion-dollar spending packages to assisting Republicans ...

Express concern over reports of mail sitting in basement of Veterans Affairs center for more than 10 months WASHINGTON – Today, Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) wrote to Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (AVAMC) Chief of Staff, Dr. Ivan Correa, regarding disturbing reports that the AVAMC had ten pallets of mail sitting unopened in its basement for more than 10 months, ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans wrote a follow-up letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure renewing their demand for answers regarding the massive number of improper payments made by the Medicaid program. CMS's failure to respond to the request for documents and subsequent requests for updates shows an apparent attempt to subvert congressional ...

Committee Democrats misled the public, said new federal employee benefits would cost minimal taxpayer dollars WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) slamming Committee Demcorats for presenting misleading information at a previously held markup of H.R. 564, the “Comprehensive Paid Family and Medical ...

Seek to understand DHS’ process for vetting and resettling of Afghans WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Secuirty (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari requesting an immediate investigation by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) into the Department of Homeland Security’s actions and decisions related to ...

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a full Committee hearing titled, “Hurricane Ida and Beyond: Readiness, Recovery and Resilience.” In his opening statement, Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) thanked Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell for appearing and expressed his pleasant surprise that Committee Democrats had finally called a Biden Administration witness to testify . Ranking Member Comer noted ...