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Recent News About House Committee On Oversight and Accountability
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Comer Demands Biden Administration Cooperate with Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on senior officials in the Biden Administration to fully cooperate with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The Oversight Committee has obtained testimony from Inspector General John Sopko that the Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development are obstructing SIGAR’s investigations.
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Hearing Wrap Up: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Prioritize Their Pocketbooks Over Patient Care
Congress can work in a bipartisan fashion to address unchecked PBMs
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McClain: SF Fed Failed to Oversee Silicon Valley Bank Despite Clear Warning Signs
Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today opened a hearing titled “A Failure of Supervision: Bank Failures and the San Francisco Federal Reserve” by emphasizing that the San Francisco Federal Reserve failed to provide regulatory supervision and ignored obvious warning signs of a bank run at the Silicon Valley Bank.
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Wenstrup Threatens Subpoena as Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten Obstructs COVID-19 School Closures Investigation
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) sent a final letter to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten requesting supplementary documents and communications related to her influence over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s school reopening guidance.
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Hearing Wrap Up: Department of Energy’s Proposed Rule Regulates Gas Stoves Out of Existence, Further Strangles U.S. Consumer Choice
The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled, “Consumer Choice on the Backburner: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves.
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Comer, Sessions & Boebert Lead Probe of Heightened Federal Agency Telework
Federal Workforce Telework Rates and Policies Remain Largely a Mystery
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Chairs Comer, Jordan, Green Demand Information from DHS on Risk Posed by Aliens with Terrorist Ties Crossing the Border
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) are investigating how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is handling the elevated national security risk presented by an increasing number of aliens with terrorist ties illegally crossing the United States’ southern border.
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Wenstrup Demands Accountability for COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths, Requests Transcribed Interview with Former Governor Andrew Cuomo
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is demanding accountability from former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro regarding the decision, or the decision of their predecessor, to mandate nursing homes and long-term care facilities admit contagious and untested COVID-19 patients.
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Comer Statement on DOJ & OSC Reports Finding Biden-Nominated Attorney Rachael Rollins Violated Ethics Laws
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on reports issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General and U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) concluding that Biden-nominated U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins egregiously violated the Hatch Act, willfully made false statements under oath, and disclosed non-public DOJ information to media:
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Comer: FBI’s Delay in Producing Unclassified Record is Unacceptable
Renews demand for FBI-generated record alleging a bribery scheme involving then-VP Biden
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Hearing Wrap Up: “Must-Admit” COVID-19 Nursing Home Mandates were Deadly for Elderly Americans, State Officials Responsible
he Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing titled “’Like Fire Through Dry Grass’: Nursing Home Mortality & COVID-19 Policies” to gather facts about pandemic-era, nursing home policy decisions — specifically in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania — that led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. Select Subcommittee members from affected states detailed the effect of disastrous COVID-19 nursing home policies on their elderly populations and detailed how state officials prioritized personal political gain over the health of elderly Americans
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Sessions: There are Signs of Progress in Postmaster General’s Plan to Improve Postal Service, More Work to Be Done
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing to examine the Postal Service’s implementation of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 and the impact of Postmaster General DeJoy’s “Delivering for America Plan.
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Comer: This Committee and DC Leaders Must Come Together to Address Rising Crime in Our Nation’s Capital
On May 16, 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 II.”In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that the Committee’s objective is to work with District leaders to ensure a capital that is safe and prosperous for its residents and visitors. He highlighted that the District of Columbia is suffering from rising, unchecked crime and far below-average education levels.
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Wenstrup Opens Hearing on Deadly COVID-19 Nursing Home Policies: Politics Not Science Behind Decisions
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing titled “’Like Fire Through Dry Grass’: Nursing Home Mortality & COVID-19 Policies” by reminding Americans that policy makers, health organizations, and state officials knew from the beginning of the pandemic that elderly individuals faced an increased risk of COVID morbidity and mortality. Chairman Wenstrup slammed Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) and other public health officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for forcing nursing homes and long-term care facilities to admit positive COVID-19 patients — leading to the deaths of more than 35,000 elderly Americans.
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Fallon: Biden Administration Force-Feeding EVs to American Consumers
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Driving Bad Policy: Examining EPA’s Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric Vehicle Transition ” by outlining how the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rules strangle American consumer choice and would require an incredibly rapid EV transition with which industry, the grid, and consumer demand cannot keep pace. He continued by admonishing two senior EPA officials who were invited to defend the proposed rules and declined to attend the hearing due to flimsy excuses. Subcommittee Chairman Fallon concluded by thanking the witnesses who did come to testify on such short notice and expressed hopes of a robust discussion on this important topic.
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Hearing Wrap Up: EPA’s Proposed Rules Strangle American Consumer Choice & Force Country into Radical Green Regulation Agenda
The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled, “Driving Bad Policy: Examining EPA’s Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric Vehicle Transition .
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President Biden’s Anti-Construction Policies Raise Taxpayer Costs, Freeze Workers Out of Opportunities
Chairman Comer and Committee members renew request for briefing on proposed rule under President Biden’s Executive Order requiring project labor agreements for large-scale construction projects
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Comer Statement on IRS Retaliating Against Whistleblower
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is retaliating against the whistleblower who alleges the Department of Justice may be blocking efforts to charge Hunter Biden for federal violations:
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Hearing Wrap Up: D.C.’s Crime Crisis Created by Soft-on-Crime Policies, Lack of Prosecutions
Congress and D.C. leaders can work together to advance meaningful solutions.
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Comer, Grothman & LaTurner Open Probe into FEMA Providing Taxpayer Dollars to NGOs That Incentivize Illegal Immigration
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), and Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) – along with Republican members on the panel – have opened a probe into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) after recent reporting alleged taxpayer funds are possibly being used by certain nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to offset expenses incurred abroad in efforts to facilitate and incentivize illegal immigration to the United States.