Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today continuing oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) controversial decision to place a sweeping ban on a commonly used insecticide that protects America’s food supply. The EPA’s decision disregards U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Pest Management scientists who previously expressed they believed EPA could retain certain chlorpyrifos uses that meet EPA’s safety ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) are pressing New York Governor Kathy Hochul to hand over information related to her state’s disastrous COVID-19 nursing home policies after repeated obstruction. Since the start of the pandemic, the Select Subcommittee has sent more than eight letters to Governor Hochul, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Cuomo Administration requesting access to ...

“The FDA is failing to ensure vitally important pharmaceuticals remain on pharmacy shelves.” WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide information to understand the FDA’s response to a growing number of critical drug shortages delaying and prohibiting ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Advances in Deepfake Technology.” The subcommittee hearing will leverage expert witnesses to examine recent advances in the creation and distribution of falsified image, video, and speech, commonly known as deepfakes. The hearing will explore how this ...

WASHINGTON — After months of intentional stonewalling by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a new subpoena to compel HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Melanie Egorin to appear for a deposition before the Select Subcommittee, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Chairman Wenstrup was joined by Committee on ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released a video and bank records memorandum revealing how Joe Biden received $40,000 in laundered China money from the account of his brother, James Biden, and his sister-in-law, Sara Biden, in the form of a personal ...

WASHINGTON — The University of Maryland (UMD) reversed its coercive COVID-19 directive after Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and all Majority Members opened an investigation into the University’s policy earlier this month. Under the previous directive, COVID-19 positive students were forced to immediately leave campus and isolate — presumably at their own expense — at a nearby hotel or by boarding a flight home. Effective November 1, ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) are investigating the integrity of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) research security after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has determined that American universities and laboratories are susceptible to undisclosed and illegal transfers of information, technology, and intellectual property. In a ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Ranking Member Raul Ruiz (D-Ca.) have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct an analysis of the international biosafety and biosecurity standards implemented by G20 countries. In a letter to the GAO today, the Chairman and Ranking Member asked Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to provide a comprehensive report comparing the current biosafety and biosecurity standards ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing yesterday titled “The Power of Apprenticeships: Faster, Better Paths to Prosperous Jobs and Less Waste in Higher Education” to discuss challenges surrounding the rising cost of higher education and examine the importance of apprenticeships and career ...