Press Releases

Biden Administration’s policies are leading to more illegal immigration, which could soon lead to widespread COVID infections WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas raising concerns over the Biden Administration’s recent actions to limit enforcement and weaken border security, potentially leading ...

Subcommittee hearing examines pathway for peace in Afghanistan WASHINGTON – Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s hearing by emphasizing that President Trump spearheaded successful efforts to reduce U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan and negotiated an unprecedented peace agreement which will help create a safe and prosperous Afghanistan by ensuring that the region will no longer provide safe harbor for ...

Question effectiveness of Election Assistance Commission Inspector General amid inaction, recommend resignation 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.) wrote U.S. Election Assistance Commission Inspector General Patricia Layfield demanding immediate action on the California ...

Calls for transcribed interviews with Dr. Howard Zucker and Melissa DeRosa WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today renewed his call for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide all data on nursing home deaths related to his must admit order and requested transcribed interviews with top officials involved with the deadly mandate. On February 11, 2021, it was revealed that Melissa ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on the Congressional Democrats’ bill backed by President Biden to provide amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants:  “Democrats could not be more wildly out of touch with America’s needs. At a time when millions of Americans are unemployed and struggling, Democrats are putting illegal immigrants first. The Democrats’ bill grants amnesty to ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson expressing serious concerns over recent reports the Biden administration has instructed the agency to no longer take action against dangerous criminal gangs or those previously arrested or convicted for serious criminal offenses. The ...

WASHINGTON – House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-Mo.), along with Republican members of the House Budget Committee, and House Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-Ky.), along with Republican members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, have introduced a resolution requiring that President Biden provide to the U.S. House of Representatives – no later than 14 days after adoption of the resolution – documents relating to any ...

WASHINGTON – 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.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding answers surrounding security decisions her office made leading up to and on January 6th. Additionally, the letter asks that she ...

WASHINGTON—Following a letter from House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General confirmed to the lawmakers that $46 billion of CARES Act funding provided to state and local ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s markup chastising Democrats for their failure to work with Republicans on targeted relief for American families. The Democrats’ $2 trillion spending package rewards their political allies and pays for partisan projects, including a $350 billion bailout for state and local governments and a massive increase in benefits for federal workers. In his remarks, Comer raises ...