News from April 2023
Comer & Fallon Probe Biden’s EPA Rule Empowering Climate Activists, Increasing Energy Costs
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
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) are continuing their probe into the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed regulatory actions that will increase the cost of energy for Americans and deputize climate activists to monitor energy production sites.
Comer & Langworthy Launch Investigation into HHS’s Failure to Provide COVID Relief Funds to Low-income Hospitals
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) launched an investigation following reports indicating the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) misallocated COVID-19 relief funds intended to help low-income hospitals.
Comer Requests GAO Review Improper Payments in Medicaid Program
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is requesting U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro initiate a review of the high number of improper payments in the Medicaid program. Chairman Comer is also requesting GAO review actions the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) can take to coordinate with state auditors and improve Medicaid program integrity.
Comer: Republicans Have Returned the Oversight Committee to Its Mission
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released the committee’s accomplishments for the first 100 days of the Republican majority:
Comer: Biden Administration’s Telework Policy is “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) newly released memorandum that contains vague guidance on getting the federal workforce back to the workplace and subsequent staff briefing with the agency:
50 Nifty Finds #23: Second Wind
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
News Release: Many people begin second careers later in life, but few can claim to have defined a professional field and influenced how generations of National Park Service (NPS) visitors experienced their national parks in the process. Freeman Tilden was 59 when he turned his attention to national parks. He is widely...
Assateague Island National Seashore Reopens Life of the Marsh and Life of the Forest Trails, and Changes Speed Limits
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
News Release: Berlin MD- We are pleased to announce that construction is complete, and the Life of the Marsh Trail and the Life of the Forest Trail are now open. Construction on these trails has been in progress since the fall in an effort to make them more accessible to all visitors, to improve the overall visitor experience on the trails and to increase the lifetime of the trails.
McClain Requests Transcribed Interview with FDA’s Food Safety Director on Infant Formula Crisis
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) is requesting the appearance of Dr. Susan Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2015, for a transcribed interview to assist in an investigation of the FDA’s response to the 2022 infant formula shortage.
Comer: FDA Must Provide Americans Guidance on CBD Products
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to regulate cannabidiols (CBD) products as dietary supplements. In a letter to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the FDA, Dr. Robert M. Califf, Chairman Comer raises concern that the agency’s failure to regulate CBD products could allow dangerous products to come to market and is requesting documents and information to enable oversight of the FDA’s failure to provide Americans with regulatory guidance.
Comer on Biden Family & Associates’ Financial Records
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after he and several lawmakers went to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to view financial records related to the Biden family and their associates’ business transactions:
Hearing Wrap Up: Biden Administration’s Massive Spending Exacerbates Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at DOE
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled, “Spending on Empty: How the Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Spending Increased Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the Department of Energy.
Hearing Wrap Up: ORR Director Fails to Answer Questions About 85,000 Lost Unaccompanied Alien Children, Flawed Vetting of Sponsors, and More
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
TheSubcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs today held a hearing titled “Oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Unaccompanied Alien Children Program.
Wenstrup: Intelligence Community Plays an Essential Role in COVID-19 Origins Investigation
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing on “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence” by emphasizing the importance of listening to intelligence experts and following the facts.
Fallon: Biden Administration’s Spending Spree Has Left DOE Vulnerable to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by slamming the Biden Administration for its rampant spending which more than doubled the Department of Energy’s (DOE) budget without ensuring proper guardrails exist to protect U.S. taxpayer dollars.
Grothman: Biden Open Border Policies Led to Historic Encounters of Unaccompanied Alien Children
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) today delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Unaccompanied Alien Children Program.”
Hearing Wrap Up: Americans Deserve Answers on President Biden’s Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “The Biden Administration’s Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General.
Mace: D.C. Health Data Breach Resulted in Sale of Thousands of Individuals’ Information on the Dark Web
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). today delivered opening remarks at a joint hearing with House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight
COVID Origins, Part 2 Hearing Wrap Up: Intelligence Community Officials Provide Further Evidence that COVID-19 Originated in a Wuhan Lab
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing on “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence” to explore declassified intelligence related to COVID-19 origins and examine China’s complicity in suppressing the origination of the global pandemic.
Comer: House Republicans Take Action to Block D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of House Joint Resolution 42, which would block the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect.
Comer: President Biden’s Poor Leadership and Planning Led to the Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “The Biden Administration’s Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General.”