Press Releases

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 ...

WASHINGTON—Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) school reopening guidance: “Today’s CDC guidance essentially reiterates the same guidance issued eight months ago. It’s time for President Biden to stand up to the unions and reopen schools. The science could not be more straightforward: schools must safely ...

Measure also provides an additional 600 hours of paid leave to federal employees WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after Democrats advanced a $350 billion bailout for state and local governments and $570 million in additional paid leave for federal and postal workers. The partisan legislation passed the Oversight Committee without a single Republican amendment. “The ...

California granted an estimated $11-$31 billion in fraudulent unemployment benefits WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) today called on Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) to hold a hearing to investigate billions in fraudulent unemployment benefits granted by the California Employment Development Department. “Governor Newsom ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement after Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) announced the markup of a $350 billion bailout for state and local governments and $570 million for additional paid leave for federal employees and postal workers, which is part of the Democrats’ budget reconciliation scheme. “Democrats’ plan to bail out locked-down, poorly managed liberal states is unfair to ...