Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Representatives Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) today wrote to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm raising concerns that Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Kelly Speakes-Backman, may be using her position to advance the interests of the Energy Storage Association where she was most recently the CEO.  The Energy Storage Association represents ...

Call for legislative fix to ensure no obstacle prevents veterans from accessing records again WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans, led by Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Fred Keller (R-Pa.), today wrote Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) calling for a hearing on the records request backlog at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) National Personnel Records Center (NRPC). The backlog ...

WASHINGTON—The Lugar Center today issued its congressional oversight report card for 2021 and gave the Democrat-led House Committee on Oversight and Reform a failing grade. Notably, Oversight Democrats received an “A” from 2019-2020 during the Trump Administration but have now received an “F” during the Biden ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and several Republican lawmakers today wrote Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai requesting information about the safety and data collection practices for programs used by students, teachers, and schools. The Republicans are raising concerns over the use of student data and the unsupervised access to online forums in which students can talk to people of all ages, including ...

Emphasizes need for government to work for the American people, which includes federal employees returning to their workplaces WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing by emphasizing the need for Congress to understand the reason state and local IT systems failed during the pandemic and how existing funds are being used to update these systems to enhance cybersecurity and reduce fraud. He pointed to the ...

WASHINGTON — House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise's (R-La.) opening statement at today’s Republican-led Select Subcommittee hearing about COVID-19’s origin questions why Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats have refused to investigate claims that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab. Whip Scalise notes that today’s witnesses will clearly lay out that the Chinese government engaged in a series of lies ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis forum entitled “Led By Science: The COVID-19 Origin Story” by emphasizing the need for a full and complete investigation into the virus’ origins in order to prevent another pandemic. In his ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today spoke on the House floor opposing H.R. 2662, the Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act, expressing concern it could lead to the politicization of offices of inspectors general.   In his statement, Ranking Member Comer outlined the shortfalls of H.R. 2662, which includes the failure to ensure proper protections for former federal employees and maintaining the President’s ...

WASHINGTON—Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act (H.R. 2662) to empower partisan inspectors general: “The recent politicization of inspectors generals combined with the Democrats’ bill is the perfect storm to undermine the effectiveness and trust the American people and Congress have in our inspectors general. ...

WASHINGTON—Today, Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Republican lawmakers held a forum entitled “Led By Science: The COVID-19 Origin Story.” At the forum, the Republican lawmakers heard from Members of ...