Press Releases

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 Select Committee Democrats for attempting to use their hearing to sell President Biden and Speaker Pelosi's trillion-dollar tax-and-spending spree. Whip Scalise questioned why House Democrats have not held a single hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 and pointed out that Dr. ...

The firings of military academy board members by the Biden Administration were unprecedented and possibly unlawful WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to the Office of Presidential Personnel Director Catherine Russell requesting all documents and communications related to President Biden’s recent decision to abruptly fire all eighteen Trump-appointed board ...

Republicans demand that the FAA reverse its decision and permit aerial media surveillance of the Biden Administration’s actions on the southern border Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson requesting information on the agency’s decision to ban unmanned aerial drones covering the rapidly deteriorating situation in ...

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting the names of all individuals serving on the review committee overseeing the Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight Framework (P3CO). The P3CO makes the final determination on if gain-of-function grants are approved with taxpayer ...

Reminds Chairman Clyburn of his commitment to invite Treasury Secretary Yellen to appear before the Subcommittee WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) sent a letter to the Select Subcommittee Chairman James Clyburn (D-S.C.) emphasizing the Biden Administration’s embarrassing lack of desire to deliver emergency rental assistance to millions of suffering families and ...

Request briefing on the EAC’s ability to oversee more than $1.2 billion in taxpayer money awarded in 2020 WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) sent a letter to the Chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Donald Palmer expressing ...

Request documents and information related to the process used to develop final rule WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns over the process EPA used to promulgate their final rule revoking the use of chlorpyrifos on food. The ...

Pushes straightforward, necessary amendment to investigate the Afghanistan withdrawal    WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) spoke in favor of his amendment to H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2022. The amendment would direct the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) to investigate the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces from Afghanistan with an ...

Comer seeks clarity on proactive steps IRS is taking to prevent future release of confidential taxpayer information WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig expressing concerns over the lack of information the agency has provided following the leak of legally protected tax information of American citizens and its subsequent ...

Requests all raw intelligence reports, notes, and emails relied upon to produce the inconclusive Assessment WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines requesting all raw intelligence reports, meeting notes, and emails relied upon by the Intelligence Community (IC) when developing the recently released Assessment on COVID-19 Origins. The Biden ...