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ICYMI: Comer Joins Fox News Calling for Hearing on Biden’s Border Crisis and Child Container Facilities

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “America Reports” on Fox News today to discuss the current crisis occurring at the southern border stemming from President Biden’s open borders policies. Ranking Member Comer noted container facilities holding unaccompanied children are nearly overflowing and President Biden plans to open even more facilities to accommodate the surge of illegal immigration. He concluded the interview ...
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Comer on H.R. 1: “A Swamp Takeover of America’s Elections”

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after Democrats passed H.R. 1, the "For the Politicians Act." “The ‘For the Politicians Act’ isn’t a bill to protect America’s vote; it’s a swamp takeover of America’s elections. Through this bill, Democrats nationalize America’s elections, placing Washington in control rather than following the Constitution and allowing states to determine their ...
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Comer Statement on IG Report Clearing Former Secretary Chao

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General report exonerating former Secretary Elaine Chao of any wrongdoing: “Today’s report makes clear the Democrats’ partisan attacks launched against former ...
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Comer Calls for Action Above and Beyond GAO Recommendations for High Risk List

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on the 2021 Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) High Risk List by emphasizing the need to root out government waste, fraud, and abuse and protect taxpayer dollars. The High Risk List is released at the start of every new Congress and is comprised of federal programs and agencies deemed to be vulnerable to “fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement” and are viewed as ...
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Comer Amendment to H.R. 1: “Applying ethics rules to one political party but not another is wrong”

Amendment passes by voice vote WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke on the House floor advocating for his amendment to H.R. 1, the “For the Politicians Act,” which would add the ethics requirements Democrats wanted to impose on President Trump last Congress back in the bill to ensure Democrats’ ethics rules apply equally regardless of party.
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GAO High Risk List Wrap Up: Republicans Call for Action to Address Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on the GAO’s High Risk List with U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro. The list is released at the start of each Congress and is comprised of federal programs and agencies deemed to be vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. It provides a roadmap to the Committee in its mission to ensure government accountability. At the hearing, Republicans voiced concerns over repeat offenders on the ...
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Scalise: DeSantis Following the Science to Ensure Seniors’ Safety

WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today blasted the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ politicization of Governor Ron DeSantis’ efforts to ensure seniors have access to the COVID-19 vaccine: “Democrats’ approach to the pandemic ...
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Comer: Pelosi Payoff is the Swamp Taking Care of the Swamp

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted House passage of the $1.9 trillion Pelosi Payoff to Progressives Act: “The Pelosi Payoff to Progressives Act is another instance of the swamp taking care of the swamp rather than hardworking Americans. The bill contains a $350 billion bailout for locked-down, poorly managed states with no strings attached. The sneaky formula used by Democrats ensures that most of the money ...
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Comer: This isn’t the first cyberattack of its kind, nor will it be the last.

Committee holds hearing on largest cyber breach in U.S. history WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Weathering the Storm: The Role of Private Tech in the SolarWinds Breach and Ongoing Campaign,” emphasizing the need to better understand the nature and scope of the 2020 cyberattack. The attack, a massive intelligence gathering operation likely conducted by Russia, successfully compromised ...
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Comer: “Democrats are irresponsibly and recklessly spending taxpayer dollars.”

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today exposed the cost, corruption, and liberal wish-list contained in the Pelosi Payoff to Progressives Act during House consideration of the $1.9 trillion bill.    Below are Ranking Member Comer’s floor remarks as prepared for delivery. This bill isn’t about COVID.  It isn’t about providing relief to struggling Americans. This massive $1.9 ...