News from March 2023
Comer: We Must Protect Americans from Censorship
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor in support of his bill, Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act (H.R. 140).
Grothman: Force Multipliers Critical to Disrupting Criminal Organizations & Protecting Our Border
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing by stressing the critical role force multipliers like canines and enhanced technology play in assisting U.S. Customs and Border Protection in stopping criminal activity at the U.S. southern border. Subcommittee Chairman Grothman highlighted how CBP seized enough fentanyl in FY 2022 to kill over three billion people and emphasized the importance of leveraging force multiplier technology to prevent deadly drugs from coming across the border. He concluded his remarks by thanking the witnesses for appearing before the subcommittee to provide testimony about technologies and resources utilized to make our nation safe at the border, ports of entry, and between ports of entry.
Wenstrup: Knowing the Origin of COVID-19 is Fundamental to Helping Predict and Prevent Future Pandemics
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing on “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19” by emphasizing how knowing the origin of the virus is essential to helping predict and prevent future pandemics, protecting health and national security, and preparing the United States for the future.
What They’re Saying: Support for Bill to Protect Speech from Government Censorship
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
To protect Americans’ First Amendment right to free speech from government censorship, Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has introduced the Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act (H.R. 140) with cosponsors Chairs Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash).
Hearing Wrap Up: Waste and Mismanagement at OPM is Reducing Services and Raising Costs for Taxpayers
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Oversight of Our Nation’s Largest Employer: Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Sessions: Uncovering Mistakes in COVID-19 Pandemic Programs to Protect Taxpayer Funds in the Future
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease” by emphasizing the Oversight Committee’s work to root out waste, fraud, and abuse within federal pandemic relief programs.
McClain: President Biden Doubled Down on Reckless Spending Despite Warnings, Worsened Inflation for American Families
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing examining how the Biden Administration’s reckless spending under the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act have driven inflation to 40-year highs.
Comer, McMorris Rodgers, Jordan Applaud House Passage of Bill to Protect Americans from Censorship
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), and House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) applauded House passage of the Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act (H.R. 140).
Hearing Wrap Up: Artificial Intelligence Poses Great Risks but Safe Integration Will Yield Positive Results
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing yesterday titled “Advances in AI: Are We Ready For a Tech Revolution?”
Wenstrup, McClain, Select Subcommittee Republicans Press for Information, Transcribed Interviews on Political Interference in Vaccine & Booster Approvals
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio.), Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Select Subcommittee Republicans are pressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide documents and communications related to the FDA’s COVID-19 vaccine approval, as well as any coordination between the Biden Administration and the FDA related to administering guidance to the American people on booster shots
Comer: OPM Policies Must Put the American People First
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled “Oversight of Our Nation’s Largest Employer: Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.” In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that oversight of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is critical as it oversees personnel management policies and benefits for a workforce of over two million employees.
Hearing Wrap Up: Biden Admin Ignored Warnings that Trillions in Spending Would Damage the Economy and Spur Inflation
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing yesterday titled “Inflation: A Preventable Crisis
Hearing Wrap Up: Existing Flaws, Structural Weaknesses, and Unprecedented Levels of Spending Led to Rampant Fraud in Pandemic Relief Programs
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing yesterday titled, “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease.
Comer: Hunter’s Art Dealer Hiding Information and Obstructing Congressional Oversight
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is again pressing Georges Bergès, owner of the Georges Bergès Gallery, to provide information related to Hunter Biden’s anonymous, high-dollar art transactions.
Comer: Treasury Department Caves, Provides Access to Biden Family & Their Associates’ SARs
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury finally is providing the committee in camera review of the suspicious activity reports generated by the Biden family and their associates’ unusual foreign or high-dollar transactions:
ICYMI Comer on Hannity: Subpoena in Biden Family Investigation Reveals New Family Member Involved; Treasury Allows Committee to View SARs
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Hannity” on Fox News to provide an update on the Committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling and business schemes.
Second review finds Joshua trees do not require protection under the Endangered Species Act
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
After conducting a second in-depth review of two species commonly known as Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia and Yucca jaegeriana), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded neither species requires protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Leave it to Beaver: Partners Collaborate on Beaver Dam Analog Project
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
“One plus one plus one equals six on this project,” said Kat Hall, restoration manager for The Lands Council, an environmental non-profit organization that seeks to preserve and restore Northwest ecosystems through partnerships.
FAQs - Endangered Species Act Protection for the Longsolid and Round Hickorynut mussels
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Service is listing the longsolid and round hickorynut mussels as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and designating critical habitat for these two mussels.
Service Protects Longsolid and Round Hickorynut Mussels Under Endangered Species Act
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Following a review of the best available science and public comment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing longsolid and round hickorynut freshwater mussels as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.