Press Releases

Landmark Legislation Heads to House Floor to Make Needed Financial and Operational Reforms to the U.S. Postal Service WASHINGTON—Today, the Committee on Oversight and Reform passed the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act, a bill that would place the Postal Service on a more sustainable financial footing, on a voice vote. Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) issued the following statements ...

Calls for impartial review of the events from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and other acts of political violence WASHINGTON—Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing by condemning the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and calling for those who committed crimes and violence to be held accountable. In his remarks, Ranking Member Comer criticized Democrats for politicizing the attack on the U.S. Capitol and ...

WASHINGTON—Today, Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) raised concerns about U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s financial stake in Proterra, Inc, an electric vehicle company, and called on her to provide all documents and communications from January 20, 2021 to present related to her divestiture of Proterra stocks. “I am conducting oversight of a potential conflict of interest relating to your longstanding relationship ...

WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), along with Republican lawmakers on both panels, today launched a probe into improper outside influence on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) school reopening guidance by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). “President Biden failed America’s children when he ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) introduced the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act to make needed financial and operational reforms to the United States Postal Service.   “The American people rely on the U.S. Postal Service for everything from bills to receiving prescriptions to staying in touch with their families. It is an incredibly important institution and we ...

Call for data-driven action to save lives WASHINGTON—Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on “America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis” by emphasizing maternal mortality in America is unacceptable and must be addressed. Comer said, “According to the CDC’s most recent available data, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. for 2018 was 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births. Maternal mortality ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on House Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and a group of Republican lawmakers today wrote Archivist of the United States David Ferriero regarding the massive delays veterans and their families are encountering while requesting their records from the National Personnel Records Center (NRPC). The NRPC stores the personnel, health, and medical records of military ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) slammed President Biden’s plan to support a proposal waiving international patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines: “Operation Warp Speed built on decades of smart policy protecting American innovation. The result was the fastest delivery of a safe and effective vaccine in ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing on pipelines and landowner rights by emphasizing America can lead in domestic energy production and the protection of private property rights. He underscored natural gas is critical to the health and sustainability of the American economy but that balance must be achieved to protect landowners’ rights and ensure they are justly and properly compensated when eminent ...

“The Biden Administration is continuing to purge officials in the government based on their ties to the Trump Administration.” WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) sent a letter to the Deputy Director for Climate and Environment Dr. Jane Lubchenco requesting all documents and communications related to the decision to remove Dr. Betsy Weatherhead from ...