Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) sent a letter to U. S. International Development Finance Institution (DFC) Acting Chief Executive Officer Dev Jagadesan expressing concerns over a $500 million loan to First Solar Inc., a manufacturing company owned by prolific Democrat donor Lukas Walton. Mr. Walton donated $300,000 to the Biden campaign ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, January 19 at 2:00 PM ET, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans and the Congressional Western Caucus will host a virtual joint forum on rising American energy prices titled, “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Skyrocketing Prices & Failing Energy Policies.”WHEN: January 19, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET WHAT: Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair and Oversight ...

Recommends officers send information to the Committee’s confidential tip line fentanyltips@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released a video calling on U.S. law enforcement officers on the frontlines of America’s ongoing fentanyl crisis to share their stories with the House Committees on Oversight and Reform and Energy and Commerce. Synthetic opioids, mainly fueled by fentanyl, accounted ...

WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decisions halting President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees and allowing his mandate for certain federally-funded healthcare facilities to take effect. “President Biden has failed on all accounts to ‘shut down the virus’ as promised, and his authoritarian mandates aren’t going to ...

Republicans slam Biden for restricting ICE’s ability to arrest and remove illegal aliens WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas), and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson requesting documents and information on the Biden Administration’s guidance ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News yesterday to discuss new information revealing Dr. Fauci may have concealed information from government officials about COVID-19 originating from the Wuhan lab and the virus possibly being genetically manipulated. In addition, emails released by Committee Republicans indicate Dr. Fauci and former Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis ...

Republican lawmakers call for transcribed interview with Dr. Fauci  WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today called for a transcribed interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci after new information reveals he may have concealed information from government officials about COVID-19 originating from the Wuhan lab and the virus possibly being genetically ...

Call for preservation of documents and briefing from DEA, CBP, and ONDCP on steps the Biden Administration is taking to combat the country’s opioid crisis WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) sent letters to top officials at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Office ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Cybersecurity for the New Frontier: Reforming the Federal Information Security Modernization Act” by calling for a modern update to ensure federal agencies, in coordination with the private sector and government contractors, can better protect against, quickly fix, and deter future damaging digital intrusions. In his opening statement, Ranking Member Comer ...

The initiative follows their push for information from DEA, CBP, and ONDCP on steps President Biden is taking to combat the country’s drug crisis WASHINGTON — Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) sent an open letter to America’s law enforcement officers expressing their desire to hear and gather personal stories and all information ...