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WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer announced a markup to consider a resolution and accompanying report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for defying lawful subpoenas. The House Judiciary Committee will also hold a markup. “Our investigation has produced significant evidence suggesting President Biden knew of, participated in, and benefitted from his family cashing in on the Biden name. We planned to question Hunter ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) will hold a hearing titled “The Risks of Progressive Ideologies in the U.S. Military.” The subcommittee hearing will explore the politically driven Department of Defense (DoD) priorities that are affecting military readiness and examine the military’s prioritization of ...

Official White House statement suggests President Biden had advanced knowledge about Hunter Biden’s plan to defy congressional subpoenas WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are investigating whether President Biden sought to influence or obstruct the Committees’ proceedings by preventing, discouraging, or dissuading his son, Hunter Biden, from complying ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to provide documents and information about the Osprey program’s safety and performance. Over the last 30 years, there have been over a dozen Osprey crashes that have killed over 50 U.S. servicemembers. Chairman Comer is seeking to bring transparency and accountability to ensure the Department of Defense is taking the steps ...

Highlights Republicans’ Accomplishments in the First Year of the Majority WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released the committee’s accomplishments for the first session of the 118th Congress. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held over 80 hearings this year with close to 70 government witnesses, sent over 350 investigative letters, and passed 22 bills, one of which was signed ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement following an announcement of a final rule implementing President Biden’s Executive Order 14063, “Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects.” “The Biden Administration today moved forward with yet another anti-growth, inflationary policy. This rule discriminates against contractors based on labor affiliation, favors labor ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is requesting more information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after comments from unknown Biden Administration authors in documents obtained by the Committee call into question whether the EPA met the requisite standards for new emissions rules. In the documents, Biden Administration officials provided comments on an internal draft of the EPA’s new proposed power plant emissions ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Reforming the WHO: Ensuring Global Health Security and Accountability” to examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization (WHO), assess its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore areas for improvement. Three Biden Administration officials from the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were in agreeance ...

Biden Administration removed U.S. from the accord which promotes women’s health and strengthening the family WASHINGTON— Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and several Subcommittee Republican members are expressing support for the U.S. to rejoin the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family. In a letter to U.S. Department of State Secretary Antony Blinken, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made the following statement after Hunter Biden failed to appear for his deposition: “Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and we will now initiate contempt of Congress proceedings. We will not provide special treatment because his last name is Biden. As our committees were today prepared to depose Hunter Biden, he chose to make a ...