Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (Apr. 9, 2021)—Today, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Subcommittee Ranking Member Michael Cloud, joined by Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Ranking Member James Comer, and Rep. Katie Porter, released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finished its review and affirmed it would carry out a

WASHINGTON—Today, 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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan seeking all documents and communications related to their decision to abruptly fire 40 Trump administration appointed members of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and Science Advisory ...

WASHINGTON—Rep. Jody B. Hice, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden requesting that he prioritize nominations to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). “We write to ...

Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) are requesting that information provided to House committees regarding January 6th be shared equally with Republicans and ...

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.) blasted the World Health Organization’s report on the origins of COVID-19, emphasizing the report’s conclusions were compromised by the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to manipulate the facts and avoid ...

WASHINGTON—In an op-ed published by The Hill, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) called on House Democrats to end their partisanship and work together to reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to ensure the beloved institution is put on the right path. He urges Congress to carefully consider the business reform plan ...

WASHINGTON—Insisting that Washington shouldn’t veto state tax cuts, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-Ky.) joined Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) in introducing a new bill, the “State Tax Freedom Act.” The bill pushes back against an unconstitutional provision inserted into the American Rescue Plan that restricts states’ ability to manage their own finances. “Economists across the political spectrum agree ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after receiving a briefing from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regarding the business reform plan released earlier this week: “Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of Governors have put forth a serious plan that makes hard decisions, seeks to bring the Postal Service into the 21st century, and ensures it is financially solvent for the ...

WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today applauded President Biden for following Republicans’ advice to set a new vaccine goal of administering 200 million vaccines in 100 days: “Over two months ago, Republicans called on President Biden to set a more ambitious goal of administering 200 million vaccines in 100 days, and I’m glad he followed the roadmap we presented. Because of President ...

Debunks Democrats’ myths about successful program that supported 51 million jobs WASHINGTON—Today, Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) opened today’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing by welcoming Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) to the Select Subcommittee and calling out Speaker Pelosi and Democrats for seeking to overturn her election.  During his remarks, Jordan touted the successes of the Paycheck Protection Program, ...