Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans raised concerns over the Biden Administration’s push to spend taxpayer dollars on the creation of a new “Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice” position within the U.S. Department of State to push divisive ideologies. To understand the purpose and scope of this new taxpayer-funded position, the Republican lawmakers request Secretary Antony ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Examining the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy and the Federal Response to the Overdose Crisis” by blasting the Biden Administration’s open border policies that are allowing illicit drugs like fentanyl to pour into our country. He also outlined how Democrat lockdowns and school closures have caused mental health complications for teens and adults, which have led to ...

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 calls out Democrats for refusing to investigate the Biden Administration’s horrific track record during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whip Scalise criticizes Democrats on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis for failing to hold a hearing with ...

Blasts Democrats for prioritizing an intrusive bill requiring federal surveys to ask about sexual orientation and gender identity WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 4176, the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, a bill that requires federal agencies to collect highly sensitive information from the American people. Ranking Member Comer blasted Democrats for ...

Renew request for briefing and all communications from White House Chief of Staff   WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) reiterated serious concerns over the Biden Administration’s failure to address the United States’ worsening infant formula crisis. In another letter to White House Chief of Staff Ron ...

Calls for hearing to examine domestic extremist attacks targeting crisis pregnancy centers and religious institutions across the country WASHINGTON— Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) today called on Subcommittee Chairman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) to hold an immediate hearing to examine the recent string of domestic extremist attacks targeting crisis pregnancy centers and religious institutions across the ...

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Examining the NFL’s Handling of Workplace Misconduct at the Washington Commanders” by emphasizing no individual should face harassment in the workplace, but that Congress is not the proper forum to examine workplace misconduct in a single private organization. Ranking Member Comer called on Democrats to return the Oversight Committee to its mission to hold the ...

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney’s (D-N.Y.) intent to subpoena the owner of the Washington Commanders, Dan Snyder.    “Democrats have not held a single hearing this Congress with a Biden Administration cabinet-level official, but Chairwoman Maloney intends to subpoena the owner of an NFL team. This is a misuse of congressional oversight authority ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today slammed the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for obstructing the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) audits and congressionally mandated reviews. The Inspector General informed congressional leaders the agencies have refused to provide information and assistance, among other issues, about compliance with laws and ...

Call for briefing on proposed rule implementing President Biden’s executive order requiring project labor agreements for large-scale construction projects WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans today sent a letter to top officials at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) raising concerns about efforts to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14063, “Use of Project Labor ...