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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 ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are today reiterating a request to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for certain groups associated with illegal and antisemitic activities, including on college campuses around the United States. In a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the lawmakers take note ...