Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is investigating U.S. taxpayer funded gain-of-function and Coronavirus research advanced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The Select Subcommittee is requesting access to all denied Coronavirus-based research proposals submitted to the NIH and NIAID to evaluate any risky research that occurred prior to federal funding or ...

Request briefings from State and Commerce over breach by Chinese hackers WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) are investigating recent cyber espionage campaigns which breached the Department of State and ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight over the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) use of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA), a program intended to allow agencies to retain skilled individuals temporarily. In a letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, Chairman Comer expressed concern that the SEC is improperly using the IPA to avoid normal federal hiring practices, raising questions about ongoing ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of U.S. taxpayer funds delivered to the United Nations (UN) that support net-zero climate organizations who advance the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda which threatens U.S. consumers and risks violating antitrust laws. In a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Chairman Comer requests documents, communications, and a ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) has opened an investigation into the development and implementation of overreaching, federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates and policies at the Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Chairman Wenstrup is requesting access to all documents, communications, and guidance utilized by these ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) will hold a joint field hearing titled “Biden’s Border Crisis and its Effect on American Communities” on August 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. PT. The joint ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement following Devon Archer’s four-hour transcribed interview with the committee: “Devon Archer’s testimony today confirms Joe Biden lied to the American people when he said he had no knowledge about his son’s business dealings and was not involved. Joe Biden was ‘the brand’ that his son sold around the world to enrich the Biden family. When Joe Biden was ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is furthering an investigation into how Hunter Biden has used his new art career to peddle influence in and access to the White House. Despite the White House stating that the identity of Hunter Biden art purchasers would be concealed, Democrat donor Elizabeth Hirsch Naftali was revealed to have purchased at least one piece of Hunter Biden’s artwork. She was appointed by President Biden to the ...

“The lack of action has cast a shadow over the industry” WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services yesterday held a hearing titled “Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearslong Wait for FDA Action” to examine the failures of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate CBD and hemp-derived products. Despite the 2018 ...

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Because I Said So: Examining the Science and Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates” to evaluate the necessity and effectiveness of overreaching COVID-19 vaccine mandates and consider the erosion of public trust that stemmed from coercive vaccination policies. Select Subcommittee members asked expert witnesses about the effects on military readiness caused by separating military service members who ...