Press Releases

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) are today reiterating requests to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for information related to the development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In letters to HHS Secretary Becerra and USDA Secretary Vilsack, the lawmakers are again requesting ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today opened a subcommittee hearing titled “Assessing the Federal Government’s Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires” by emphasizing Congress’s goal to work closely with witnesses and colleagues from the Hawaiian delegation to review the federal ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will testify publicly before Congress for the first time regarding his pandemic response on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. In a hearing titled “A Hearing with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,” Mr. Cuomo will be questioned about his Administration’s issuance of unscientific guidance that forced New York nursing homes and long-term care ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Where Do We Go From Here? Examining a Path Forward to Assess Agencies’ Efforts to Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud” to obtain an accurate picture of the current anti-fraud ...

Reaffirms support for Taiwan’s inclusion in the World Health Organization WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) led an official visit to Taiwan, Cambodia, and Laos last week. Chairman Wenstrup met with senior political and public health leaders, visited high and low risk laboratories, and observed multiple wet markets. As neighbors to China — the origin site of COVID-19 — and partners to the United States, ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on the CEOs of three major Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)—CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and Optum Rx—to correct the record for statements made during their appearance before the House Oversight Committee at a hearing titled, “The Role of Pharmacy ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) is today investigating allegations of interference by Biden-Harris Administration officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in recommendations for pediatric transgender surgeries. The New York Times recently reported that HHS officials sought to influence the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) to drop its minimum standards of care age ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today continuing oversight of the Biden-Harris Administration’s lack of constitutional and statutory authority to enact Executive Order 14019 on Promoting Access to Voting. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, Chairman Comer reiterates outstanding requests for documents and communications related to the development and implementation of Executive Order ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is opening a probe into the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after TSA officials retaliated against whistleblowers attempting to expose waste and abuse at the agency. In a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske, the Chairman requests documents and communications and a staff-level briefing to better understand TSA’s use of resources and whether it is retaliating against ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) are opening a probe into reports about a possible cyberattack executed against National Public Data. In a letter to National Public Data President Salvatore Verini, the lawmakers request a briefing on the breach. “The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is ...