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After HHS Defies Subpoena, Comer & McClain Demand Official’s Testimony on Alcohol Consumption Guidelines

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) are continuing their investigation into the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In a letter to HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Melanie Egorin, the lawmakers request a transcribed interview following HHS’s failure to fully cooperate ...
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Hearing Wrap Up: Discrimination by Unelected Bureaucrats Hindering FEMA’s Critical Mission  

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” During the hearing, members emphasized FEMA’s responsibility to use taxpayer dollars efficiently and effectively. They questioned FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell about the agency’s ongoing efforts to deliver assistance to Americans impacted ...
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Markup Wrap Up: Committee Advances Legislation to Enhance Government Transparency, Ease Financial Burden on U.S. Taxpayers, and Modernize Federal Data Processes

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a markup and passed a series of bills to make the federal government more efficient, effective, transparent, and accountable to the American people. “Today, the Oversight Committee put forward practical solutions aimed at enhancing services for American taxpayers, tightening stock disclosure requirements, streamlining data ...
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Comer Opens Hearing on FEMA’s Efforts to Deliver Disaster Relief

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks today at a hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Following reports that at least one FEMA official engaged in political discrimination against supporters of President Donald Trump, Chairman Comer expressed concerns that this might not be an isolated ...
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Comer Subpoenas Key USDA Official Over Arbitrary Enforcement of Horse Protection Act

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued a subpoena to a key official at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to further investigate the USDA’s arbitrary enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA) and the final rule titled Horse Protection Amendments. Information obtained by the Oversight Committee, along with recent actions at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, reveals USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
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Comer Seeks Information from DOJ on Vision Care Market Consolidation, Resulting in Higher Prices and Fewer Choices for Americans

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing the Committee’s investigation into how consolidation in vision care markets is affecting consumers by driving up costs and limiting choices. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Chairman Comer requests a briefing and documents to evaluate the impact of the consolidation of vision insurance plans and their vertical integration with manufacturers and retailers on ...
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Hearing Wrap Up: COVID Select Holds Final Hearing on Preparing for the Next Pandemic

WASHINGTON — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held its final hearing titled “Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward” to evaluate the most effective strategies for improving America’s public health response during a future crisis and identify important lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members pressed public health officials from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...
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Comer Announces Full Committee Markup on November 20

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup will take place on Wednesday, November 20th at 10:30 am ET to consider a series of legislation. WHAT: Full Committee Markup H.R. 9491, the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act: Requires presidential library fundraising organizations to keep records associated with covered ...
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Chairman Wenstrup Delivers Opening Remarks at COVID Select’s Final Hearing

Members and government witnesses set to evaluate lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward” by detailing the serious flaws in the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health agencies failed the American people in many ways, such as by issuing ...
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Comer Probes Biden-Harris Administration’s Scientific Integrity Committees for Enabling Bureaucratic Overreach and Weaponization

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating the Biden-Harris Administration’s government-wide scientific integrity committees that are politicizing science and empowering federal bureaucrats to dictate agency policy. In letters to the heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Chairman Comer requests information to assist with the Committee’s investigation ...