Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) called on General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Inspector General Robert Erickson to investigate potential political influence in the site selection process for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters. “GSA must be fair and transparent in its operations. Its real estate dealings should consider only what is best for taxpayers ...

WASHNGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today opened a subcommittee hearing titled “The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX.” Subcommittee Chairwoman McClain opened the hearing by discussing how instead of defending the hard-fought protections that Title IX secured, the Biden ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf requesting a staff-level briefing on the efficacy of over-the-counter drugs after a recent advisory committee concluded a commonly used oral decongestant is ineffective. “Since 2006, phenylephrine has been branded as an oral decongestant ingredient in popular OTC drugs branded as Sudafed, Theraflu, ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released subpoenaed bank records revealing Hunter Biden’s business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden. Hunter Biden is currently under an investigation by the Department of Justice for using the Owasco PC corporate account for tax evasion and other serious ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) along with Riley Gaines, Independent Women’s Forum Ambassador and former collegiate athlete, will hold a press conference on Tuesday, December 5, 20023 at 4:00 p.m. following a subcommittee hearing to examine the Biden Administration’s Title IX proposed rules. WHO: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “White House Policy on AI.” The hearing will examine the scope and impact of the roughly 150 requirements associated with President Biden’s recent Executive Order (EO 14110) on artificial intelligence (AI). The hearing will also explore corresponding draft ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled “Digging Deeper: Ensuring Safety and Security in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain” to discuss American reliance on critical minerals for building important materials for medicine, everyday electronics, and military defense, and to examine ways to strengthen our national security and ...

Chairmen reiterate Hunter Biden must appear for deposition, then public hearing WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today wrote to Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, reiterating Hunter Biden must comply with the committees’ lawful subpoenas and first appear for a deposition on December 13, 2023, and then a public hearing at a later ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, “Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply Chain.” Subcommittee members discussed ways the U.S. can better ensure federal software systems are protected from attacks by hostile foreign nations and other threat actors. Subcommittee members also explored the tools the ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing today titled “Oversight of Federal Agencies’ Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II” to review telework policies at federal agencies and examine how agencies are responding to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) new healthy workplace guidance which ...