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“DOJ opted to leave victims out of the conversation” WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) are today pressing for information from the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to DOJ’s potential failure to uphold the rights of victims who were sexually exploited by Hunter Biden. The Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CRVA) and Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MRVA) protect victims, ...

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WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold a hearing titled “Oversight and Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).” This full committee hearing will examine ONDCP’s role in combatting the drug overdose crisis at a time when the toll on American communities is especially high. In addition, the hearing will enable members to conduct oversight over ONDCP’s role and activities, as ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold 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. On August 24, 2021, the federal government issued its first COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which was ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) are probing allegations made by a credible whistleblower that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have retaliated against a witness in the committees’ investigation of President Biden’s border crisis. In a letter to the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller, Chairmen Comer and ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency.” The subcommittee hearing will explore firsthand accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and assess the federal government’s transparency and accountability regarding UAPs’ possible threats to U.S. national ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today announced a hearing titled “Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearslong Wait for FDA Action” to examine the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s failure to regulate hemp-derived and cannabidiol (CBD) products under existing authorities for years. “The FDA has failed for too long to do its job to ensure the safety of legalized hemp-derived products. Without these regulations, ...

Opens hearing with IRS whistleblowers on Biden criminal investigation Below are Chairman Comer’s remarks as prepared for delivery. Since assuming our Republican majority in January, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee has made ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability today held a hearing with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers on the Biden criminal investigation. IRS whistleblowers who investigated Hunter Biden’s evasion of taxes on his $8.3 million in income today exposed the Department of Justice’s politicization and misconduct during the investigation. The Department of Justice prevented investigators from following evidence that could have led to Joe Biden; divulged ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) today opened a hearing titled “Cancelling Consumer Choice: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Home Appliances.”  In his remarks, Chairman Fallon warned that the Department of Energy’s burdensome ...