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WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today called on Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) to honor the Committee’s bipartisan agreement on the subpoena issuance process and hold a business meeting to vote on the subpoena she intends to issue to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. On January 29, 2019, the late Chairman Elijah Cummings ...

WASHINGTON – Today, Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report finding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to be a resounding success in protecting over 50 million jobs across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis, much of the country shut down to limit the spread of the deadly virus and prevent hospitals ...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (SSOCC) on the Trump Administration’s response to rebuild our economy. Earlier today, SSOCC Republicans released a report on the Paycheck Protection Program, finding that the Department of Treasury and Small Business ...

WASHINGTON - Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement on the Democrats’ latest coronavirus press release. “Democrats again have created another phony scandal, this time claiming they’ve unearthed individual state coronavirus data when in fact the data was publicly available all along. Data on cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations, and deaths are widely ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement on the Democrats’ unilateral decision to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “Today’s antics are part of a backwards pattern by the Democrats to promote a baseless conspiracy theory about the Postal Service. Democrats held a vote on a bailout bill before even holding a hearing with the Postmaster General. And now, just one week after the Postmaster ...

WASHINGTON – Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-La.) today praised the Department of Justice for announcing that it may initiate an investigation into deadly COVID-19 orders made by several Democratic governors that resulted in the deaths of elderly nursing home ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered the following statement debunking the Democrats’ fabricated myths about the U.S. Postal Service at today’s hearing with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and USPS Board of Governors Chairman Robert Duncan. Chairwoman Maloney, I appreciate you calling this hearing today on the United States Postal Service, even though it would ...

WASHINGTON – Today, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors Chairman Robert Duncan testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and debunked the Democrats’ baseless conspiracy theory about the Postal Service. Below are key takeaways and exchanges from the hearing. Rep. James Comer debunks the myth that Postmaster General reports to the President. Comer: ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered the following statement during House consideration of H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act, to debunk the Democrats' baseless conspiracy theory. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today in opposition to H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. This is the result of a legislative ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after the House Democrats’ voted to make American taxpayers foot the bill for an unnecessary $25 billion bailout for the U.S. Postal Service and prevent it from making reforms to improve operations and efficiency. “The Democrats’ USPS Conspiracy Theory Act is nothing more than a costly political stunt to the tune of $25 billion. The Postal Service does not need a ...