Press Releases

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 ...

WASHINGTON—Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) opened today’s bipartisan hearing on needed reforms in the organ transplant industry by commending patients waiting for a transplant and donors for sharing their stories with the subcommittee and called for more to be done to save thousands of more lives. At the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Cloud emphasized the United States’ system for organ donation is among the best in the ...

Secretary Kerry’s potentially malicious acts to leak sensitive information about a U.S. ally undermines U.S. security WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to Ms. Dana Remus, Counsel to the President, raising serious concerns about the allegations Secretary John Kerry provided Iran with sensitive information during his time as Secretary of State and while President Trump ...

Call on OMB to provide answers about proposal to send cash payments to Northern Triangle residents WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Budget Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today wrote Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Shalanda Young questioning the Biden Administration’s misguided plans to funnel billions of dollars to residents of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador in an ...

WASHINGTON— Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) opening today’s hearing on “Improving Government Accountability and Transparency” by emphasizing transparency and accountability in government are essential. He called for action on commonsense legislation to improve government transparency and accountability and urged Congress to ensure inspectors general are able to conduct robust oversight to better hold individuals accountable for wrongdoing.

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans wrote U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo about the Biden Administration’s questionable treatment of and possible political interference in the 2020 census, which has resulted in a “strikingly different” result than was anticipated when population estimates were released in December. “While Democrats falsely accused the Trump Administration of using the ...