Press Releases

Lack of transparency and uniformity exacerbates pandemic related financial struggles WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today wrote the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the lack of transparency and uniformity of fees charged to marina owners and businesses. Ranking Member Comer is requesting documents from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers regarding their fees to ensure marina businesses are not unfairly charged and ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) sent a letter to the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Amy Gutmann, expressing concerns over the university’s close relationship with the Biden family and recent revelations regarding their potentially illicit ties to China. The lawmakers ...

NY Attorney General finds Governor Cuomo undercounted COVID nursing home deaths by up to 50% 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 deadly must admit order following a scathing report ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today welcomed the Republican Members recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve on the Oversight Committee during the 117th Congress. “We are pleased to welcome new and returning Republican members to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Together, these members bring a wealth of different experiences and backgrounds which will aid in our efforts to ...

Members demand Maloney immediately amend her FBI request to include other tech platforms WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today wrote Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) regarding her request for the FBI to investigate Parler for its role in the Capitol attack while ignoring the role other social media platforms played. According to the FBI, many of ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today called out President Biden for rescinding the Trump Administration’s executive order creating a new Schedule F for federal employees. “Transparency and accountability within every branch of the U.S. government are key to ensuring our government is efficient and effective, but President Biden is seeking to allow ...

WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today responded to comments made by Jeff Zients, the coordinator of President Biden’s COVID-19 task force, claiming the vaccine supply is “so much worse” than expected. “Comments made about vaccine supply and distribution by the White House’s coronavirus czar are old Washington spin. The fact is the Biden Administration inherited contracts for 300 ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today called out Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) for demanding dozens of private businesses to surveil their guests and customers and suggesting even temporarily shutting down their business as a result of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. In a letter to Chairwoman Maloney, Ranking Member Comer denounced the Chairwoman’s aggressive government overreach and called for Congress to ...

WASHINGTON—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.) today blasted President Biden for announcing the United States will rejoin the World Health Organization. “Having the United States rejoin the World Health Organization without it undergoing serious reforms is foolish,” said Ranking Member Comer. “From the very start ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statements on several of President Biden’s initial executive orders. Burying Small Businesses in Red Tape “President Biden is signaling the start of a regulatory, red tape regime over American small businesses. President Trump’s regulatory reforms helped launch the greatest boom in jobs and economic growth in modern times. Tossing ...