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Recent News About House Committee On Oversight and Accountability
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Comer, Jordan, Smith Seek Over a Dozen Transcribed Interviews Related to Agency Misconduct in Hunter Biden Investigation
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are calling on senior leaders at the U.S. Department of Justice, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and U.S. Secret Service (USSS) to make over a dozen employees available for transcribed interviews who possess information concerning allegations of politicization and misconduct at their agencies with respect to the investigation of Hunter Biden.
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Wenstrup Calls For Phone Records Between CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is requesting the production of all phone records between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten related to AFT’s potential political interference with the CDC’s school reopening guidance.
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Comer, Jordan, Smith: Congress Investigating DOJ & IRS Misconduct With Respect to Hunter Biden Allegations
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today issued the following statement on their commitment to pursue a thorough inquiry into misconduct at the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with respect to the Hunter Biden investigation:
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Comer Demands Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Burisma and Alleged Biden Bribery Scheme
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is demanding U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen provide all suspicious activity reports (SARs) for several individuals and entities related to Burisma, a Ukrainian-based energy company.
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Wenstrup to Hold Hearing with “Proximal Origins” Authors
Select Subcommittee seeks to uncover why the lab-leak hypothesis was suppressed and vilified
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Hearing Wrap Up: Responsible Use of Cutting-Edge Technology Will Keep Law Enforcement & U.S. Citizens Safer; Enhance National Security Capabilities
The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, “Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe.
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Comer & Grothman Lead Probe into Biden Unilaterally Ushering in Thousands of Inadmissible Aliens
DHS’ use of categorical parole is unlawful and violates statutory language
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Wenstrup Announces First Subpoena for “Proximal Origins” Author Kristian Andersen’s Private Communications with Co-Authors
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced the Select Subcommittee’s first subpoena to compel the production of documents and communications from Dr. Kristian Anderson’s privately owned Slack messaging channel.
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Hearing Wrap Up: Backlogs, Delays, and Poor Customer Service Stemming from Pandemic-Era Policies Continue to Affect Americans
The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing titled, “Please Leave Your Message at the Tone: Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies.” Subcommittee members discussed with witnesses from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), and the U.S. Department of State how disruptions in service due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to negatively affect American citizens to this day.
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Mace: Utilizing Cutting-Edge Tech Will Keep Nation’s Defenders and Citizens Safer
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe” by emphasizing how cutting-edge technology helps to protect border security officials, law enforcement officers, and military personnel who put their lives on the line each day to keep Americans safe.
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Comer: IRS Whistleblowers Reveal Justice Department Attempted a Biden Family Cover-Up
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on IRS whistleblower testimony revealing that the Department of Justice interfered in the U.S. Attorney for Delaware’s investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax evasion:
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Hearing Wrap-Up: U.S. Government Has a Responsibility to Protect Constitutionally Guaranteed Freedoms in Times of Crisis
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “Churches vs. Casinos: The Constitution is not Suspended in Times of Crisis” to examine the constitutionality of federal, state, and local actions during the COVID-19 pandemic that infringed on the civil liberties of Americans.
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Comer, LaTurner, Oversight Republicans Probe EPA Overreach in Power Plant Emissions Proposed Rule
ed by House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.), Oversight Committee Republicans are investigating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new proposed standards for fossil-fuel power plants.
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Fallon: EPA Proposed Emissions Rules Hijack Auto & Energy Industries, Remove Consumer Choice
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Clearing the Air: Examining the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Emissions Standards” by outlining how the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed emissions rules operate on the assumption that the federal government knows what is best for citizens and remove consumer choice
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Sessions: Americans Presently Dealing with Pandemic-Era Disruptions to Service Across Federal Agencies
On June 21, Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled Please Leave Your Message at the Tone: Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and Delays at Federal Agencies.”
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Wenstrup: Constitutionally Guaranteed Rights and Liberties Were Ignored by the Government During COVID-19
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “Churches vs. Casinos: The Constitution is not Suspended in Times of Crisis” by explaining how government officials at the federal, local, and state levels did not uphold their constitutional responsibility to protect civil liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hearing Wrap Up: Radical Sweeping Green EPA Regulations Leave Americans with Higher Costs, Fewer Choices, Less Reliable Vehicles
EPA should not be operating outside its rulemaking authority
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Comer: Oversight Committee’s Investigation into the Bidens’ Influence Peddling Continues
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Attorney for Delaware reaching a plea agreement with Hunter Biden:
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Sessions & Mfume Continue Bipartisan Probe into Misleading Statements about Login.gov
Letters sent to GSA, GAO, FedRamp, and TMF build on GSA OIG report that showed individuals misrepresented the platform’s compliance with security standards
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Comer Slams FBI Heavily Redacting Unclassified Records Related to Biden Bribery Scheme
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after reviewing two unclassified, FBI-generated FD-1023 forms that are related to the June 30, 2020 FD-1023 form that memorializes a confidential human source’s conversations with a foreign national who claimed to have bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden: