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WASHINGTON - Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup invited the Honorable John Ratcliffe, Former Director of National Intelligence, and Mr. David Feith, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to testify at a hearing titled “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence” on April 18, 2023 to examine China’s role in the origins of COVID-19 and the intelligence surrounding ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing yesterday titled “Fueling Unaffordability: How the Biden Administration’s Policies Catalyzed Global Energy Scarcity and Compounded Inflation.” At the hearing, subcommittee members identified how the Biden ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News to discuss the Committee’s hearing on “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part I.”  Chairman Comer discussed how D.C. officials have failed their responsibility to keep Americans safe and exposed the political motives of activists calling for D.C. ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce yesterday held a hearing titled, “Login.gov Doesn’t Meet the Standard.” Subcommittee members discussed with witnesses how leaders at Login.gov misled federal agencies that relied on its identity proofing services and continued this practice over the course of years. Subcommittee members also discussed how customer ...

Opens hearing by emphasizing that our nation’s capital has deteriorated and declined. WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1.” In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that the District of ...

WASHINGTON—The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing on "The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended” to examine the impact of COVID-19 school closures on student development and investigate the role federal health officials and teachers unions played in keeping schools closed longer than necessary. Subcommittee members discussed with expert witnesses how the prolonged closing of schools ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks at today’s markup of House Joint Resolution 42, which would block the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect. During his opening remarks, Chairman Comer outlined how the D.C. Council again has taken action to enact soft-on-crime policies that would hamstring the Metropolitan ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by examining how the Biden Administration’s energy policies have stifled American-made energy, ignited inflation, and raised energy prices on American workers and families. ...

WASHINGTON — Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by outlining how Login.gov has not provided identity verification services, lied to its customers, and continued to charge for non-existent services. He concluded by emphasizing that the Subcommittee will get to the bottom of Login.gov’s fraudulent business practices ...

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1.” At the hearing, members highlighted how Washington, D.C. officials have failed their responsibility to keep Americans safe, spur local economic development, adequately fund local law enforcement, and provide good educational opportunities. The D.C. ...