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Comer Announces First 119th Congress Oversight Committee Hearing on the Stay-At-Home Federal Workforce

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the committee will hold its first hearing of the 119th Congress, “The Stay-at-Home Federal Workforce: Another Biden-Harris Legacy,” on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. At the hearing, the Oversight Committee will examine how the Biden-Harris Administration failed to ...
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Comer Statement on OIG Report Revealing DOE Secretary Granholm Abused Taxpayer Funds on Summer EV Road Trip

WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released a statement following a report by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revealing Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s 2023 electric vehicle (EV) road trip was ripe with waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds. “Today’s OIG report is further evidence of the Biden Administration failing to protect taxpayer dollars and leaving funds exposed ...
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Comer Commends Efforts to Hold Pandemic UI Fraudsters Accountable

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today praised the Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General for its efforts to combat pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) fraud. These efforts have led to over 2,000 individuals being charged with crimes. Chairman Comer also called for reforms to prevent future theft of taxpayer dollars. “I applaud the Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General’s ...
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Comer Announces Committee Organizational Meeting for 119th Congress

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the committee will hold its organizational meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 1:00pm ET. At the meeting, the committee will consider the proposed committee rules package for the 119th Congress. “The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s rules provide the framework for us to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal ...
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Comer Applauds D.C. RFK Memorial Stadium Revitalization Act Being Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act: “The D.C. RFK Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act is a bipartisan success story. The House Oversight Committee has a constitutional duty to oversee our nation’s capital city and this legislation shows how we are ...
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Comer Applauds Senate Passage of D.C. RFK Memorial Stadium Revitalization Act

“A Historic Moment for Our Nation’s Capital.” WASHINGTON—House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today praised the U.S. Senate’s passage of the bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, which is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law: “The Senate’s passage of the D.C. RFK Stadium Campus Revitalization Act is a historic moment for our nation’s capital. If Congress ...
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Comer, Fallon Issue Statement on Department of Energy’s Refusal to Reform Oversight Controls, Protect Taxpayers

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) issued the following joint statement after the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an interim report exposing the Biden Administration’s non-compliance with conflict-of-interest regulations that are intended to protect American ...
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Comer: Biden Administration’s LNG Study is a Hail Mary Political Effort to Advance Far-Left Energy Policies

WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) study on the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports: “For four years, the Biden Administration weaponized the power of the executive branch to wage a whole-of-government war against American-made energy production. This Administration’s recent LNG study is a Hail Mary political effort to advance radical, ...
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Comer Praises Inclusion of Bipartisan D.C. RFK Memorial Stadium Revitalization Act in the CR

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today praised the bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act after the legislation was included in the continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025: “Including the bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act in the continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025 shows Congress is doing its job to oversee the District of Columbia. This landmark ...
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Sessions and Mfume Send Bipartisan Letter Requesting GAO to Review Persistent Issues with DOD’s Vetting System

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) continue their bipartisan oversight of the Department of Defense’s personnel vetting practices. The lawmakers remain concerned about delays and issues with the National Background Investigation Service (NBIS) program. In a letter to the U.S. Government and Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro, they requested a GAO ...