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WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of House Resolution 918, a resolution to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Below are Chairman Comer’s ...

Below are Select Subcommittee Chairman Wenstrup’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Today the Select Subcommittee is holding a hearing to examine the future of the World Health Organization.   The World Health Organization is supposed to be the preeminent ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded today’s passage of the resolution authorizing the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden (H. Res. 918): “Evidence uncovered reveals Joe Biden knew about, participated in, and benefitted from his family cashing in on the Biden name. Joe Biden is ‘the brand’ that allowed the Bidens to rake in millions from China, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Kazakhstan. Joe Biden has ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) today are conducting oversight of data sharing agreements between and among the Department of Treasury (Treasury), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In letters to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Director of the CFPB Rohit Chopra, and Commissioner of the IRS Daniel Werfel, the lawmakers request documents and communications ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) influence over federal employees by weaponizing its designation of “hate group” to target conservative organizations. In a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Chairman Comer requests all communications between the Department of Education and the SPLC to determine how extensively federal employees are utilizing ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) are pressing former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s top aid, Melissa DeRosa, for answers following recent claims that she was not involved in New York’s deadly COVID-19 nursing home directive. Less than seven hours after the Select Subcommittee requested Ms. DeRosa sit for a transcribed interview and provide documents related to New York’s ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) are opening a probe into the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) mishandling of serious misconduct, including racism, hazing, discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape, and the withholding of internal investigations into these offenses from Congress and the public. “Recently, it ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, “White House Policy on AI.” Subcommittee members discussed with industry experts the scope and impact of the nearly 150 requirements associated with White House’s AI Executive Order (EO), and how the EO and corresponding draft guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could ...

Reps. Cloud, Waltz to join the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced changes to Committee membership. Reps. Michael Cloud (R-Texas.) and Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) are joining the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as members, filling vacancies left by Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) who have received new ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) made the following statement on Hunter Biden facing a nine-count felony indictment, including failure to file and pay taxes, and filing a false return: “Two brave IRS whistleblowers, Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, placed their careers on the line to blow the whistle on misconduct and politicization in the Hunter Biden criminal investigation. The Department of Justice got caught in its ...