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Send letter to FEMA Administrator Criswell seeking information on recovery efforts in Hawaii     WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and several Oversight Committee Republicans are launching an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) ongoing response to the deadly wildfires that devastated ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is continuing his investigation into a potential violation of federal record retention laws at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by a close ally of Dr. Anthony Fauci. In June, the Select Subcommittee requested key emails and phone records related to Senior Scientific Advisor Dr. David Morens’s potential illegal destruction of COVID-19 related materials. In response to Chairman ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Oh Doctor, Where Art Thou? Pandemic Erosion of the Doctor-Patient Relationship” to examine the importance of maintaining physician autonomy and preserving the doctor-patient relationship during times of crisis—including future pandemics. Expert witnesses testified to the intense political and professional pressure on physicians during the pandemic to toe the line between personal autonomy and ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup for Wednesday, September 20 at 10:00am ET. At the markup, the Oversight Committee will consider bipartisan legislation, the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, to transfer the administrative jurisdiction over the RFK stadium site from the Secretary of the ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a joint hearing titled, “A Dangerous Strategy: Examining the Biden Administration’s Failures on Iran.” Members discussed with subject matter experts how the Biden Administration has participated without transparency in unlawful negotiations with Iran, facilitated a ransom ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing titled “The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review” by noting how one year removed from Democrats’ so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Americans are worse off. Chairwoman McClain outlined how instead of lowering ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Oh Doctor, Where Art Thou? Pandemic Erosion of the Doctor-Patient Relationship” by concentrating on the federal government’s decision to sideline physicians in favor of broad mandates and coercive protocols that eroded trust in the medical community and wreaked havoc on the American healthcare system. Patients who receive individualized treatment from a ...

WASHINGTON – Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled “How are Federal Agencies Harnessing Artificial Intelligence?.” In her opening statement, Subcommittee Chairwoman Mace emphasized that as the nation’s largest employer, the ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) has joined forces with Committee on Oversight Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), E&C Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), and E&C Subcommittee on Health Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) in an effort to force the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...