Press Releases

Committee Democrats remain silent as crisis worsens Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans renewed their request to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) for a hearing on the crisis at the border. The Republican lawmakers called out the Democrats’ hypocrisy on this issue, noting they held several hearings and conducted site visits at border facilities during the previous administration, and urged ...

Voices concerns for Democrats’ censorship efforts targeted at certain speech WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after Parler exposed Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney’s blatantly partisan and baseless attacks against the company: “Today Parler fully debunked Chairwoman ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s hearing about equal pay emphasizing that any two individuals with equal education working the same job should receive the same compensation regardless of any other facts, such as sex, race, or any other irrelevant characteristic. In his remarks, Ranking Member Comer discussed how school closures and lockdowns have had a disproportionate, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today commended U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors on the creation and delivery of a business reform plan: “Congress has waited several years for the Postal Service to provide a business plan and Postmaster General DeJoy has delivered a serious plan that warrants thorough consideration. Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of ...

Cost of D.C. statehood will rest on the backs of American taxpayers WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing about D.C. statehood by calling out Democrats’ unconstitutional power grab. The Republicans outlined the unconstitutionality of H.R. 51 and the District’s failure to determine how to make up for the massive ...

Outline Constitutional, Fiscal, and Practical Issues with H.R. 51 WASHINGTON—Today, the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on the Democrats’ unconstitutional legislative proposal, H.R. 51, to grant statehood to the District of Columbia. During the hearing, Republicans warned the Democrats’ bill is an unconstitutional power grab that will result in the District receiving greater benefits than citizens of any other state. H.R. 51 would make D.C. the ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today released a timeline detailing actions taken by the Biden Administration to erode immigration enforcement and border security, culminating in President Biden’s border crisis. Starting on January 20, 2021, President Biden has issued a series of executive orders and actions to revoke the former administration’s deterrence-focused policies aimed at preventing illegal immigration and human ...

Request thorough understanding of USPS’ potential reforms before Congress considers legislation WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans wrote United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting he release a business reform plan outlining measures to improve the Postal Service’s operations and financial sustainability before Congress considers any ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today wrote the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to learn more about its policies and procedures used to distribute and oversee $825 million in grant funding during 2020.  In the letter, the lawmakers question EAC’s ability to oversee the ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement blasting House passage of H.R. 6, a bill that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.“There is a crisis of President Biden’s own making at the Southern border. Instead of taking the actions necessary to secure the border, deter illegal immigration, and ensure unaccompanied minors are returned home quickly and safely, Democrats’ ...