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Request briefing on status of funding for the Metropolitan Police Department WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to the mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, seeking an explanation on the plummeting funding levels for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) amidst a substantial increase in homelessness and violent crime plaguing the nation’s ...

Americans continue to wait for transparency and accountability from President Biden 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.) and Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) renewing their request for a public hearing on the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Committee ...

Actions against Lt. Col. appear politically motivated and an attempt to silence whistleblowers from criticizing the Biden Administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal  WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requesting information about the court martial of ...

WASHINGTON – Today, the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine the Biden Administration’s counterterrorism strategy. In her opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) emphasized the need for Americans of all races, religions, and backgrounds to be afforded the opportunity to live in safety. With terrorist attacks sprouting up both at home and abroad, the lawmaker voiced support for renewed efforts in combating ongoing ...

Committee requests bipartisan briefing on FBI’s rationale for withholding assistance and plans to prevent future attacks  Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2021)— Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) sent a 

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, requesting two separate Member-level briefings on the Biden Administration’s reckless “over-the-horizon” Afghanistan strategy and the deadly drone strike that targeted Zemari Ahmadi, an innocent humanitarian worker. The lawmakers emphasized the drone strike that killed ten ...

Oversight experts have cautioned Congress against the types of inquiries Democrats are currently engaged in WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) expressing concerns over the Democrat’s push to acquire a litany of information and communications from private entities that are clearly protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) appointment as Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties:  “Congresswoman Mace has quickly established herself as a leader in Congress. She is a constant figure on national news outlets championing against waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. Given ...

Reiterates requests for all documents and communications between the art gallery and White House WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote to Georges Bergès, owner of the Georges Bergès Gallery, reiterating his request for all documents and communications related to the exorbitant prices the gallery set for selling Hunter Biden’s art. Mr. Biden’s prior questionable dealings raise serious ...

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