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News Release: When I am out in the park with students, I will often start by asking them what they know about the site we are visiting or the person memorialized there. I received a typical response when I met a group of students at the Lincoln Memorial this week. "What do you know about Lincoln?" I asked. "He was...

Prince William Forest Park to pilot cashless payment starting May 1st

News Release: TRIANGLE, Va. - Prince William Forest Park will begin a three-month pilot for cashless entrance fee collection starting May 1. The park anticipates that moving to a cashless system will allow the park to be a better steward of visitor dollars by reducing transaction times, reducing the amount of time park staff spend managing cash, improving accountability and reducing the chances of errors.

Week ending April 8: 21 notices published by Interior Department

There were 21 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending April 8, according to the Federal Register.

A Lifelong Connection to National Parks

News Release: What does it mean to have a connection to a National Park? How about having a connection so deep to the park that you work 50 years there, retire, and then still want to be connected that you start volunteering? And that is exactly what Ranger Paul did!.

Charles Russell Lowell Memorial

News Release: A monument in downtown Middletown, Viriginia, commemorates Charles Russell Lowell, a US Army cavalry commander killed at the Battle of Cedar Creek. The inscription reads.

“House Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on April 18

“House Committee Meetings” was published on pages D337-D341 of the Congressional Record on April 18.

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Spring Newsletter 2023

News Release: Read the latest project updates and completions from the National Trails Office (NTIR) of the National Park Service (NPS).

Chairman Comer’s Statement on Transcribed Interview with Kathy Chung

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on today’s transcribed interview with Kathy Chung, who served as assistant to Joe Biden when he was Vice President:

Mace, McClain, Sessions Probe Biden Admin’s Compliance with Outsourcing Law

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) are pressing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for information on the Biden Administration’s implementation of a law designed to help federal agencies determine what work tasks should be outsourced to the private sector.

Comer, Foxx, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address students’ historic learning losses.

Wenstrup Invites American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to Testify on Pandemic-Era School Closures

Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) invited Ms. Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), to testify at a hearing titled “The Consequences of School Closures, Part 2:

Comer: Ranking Member Raskin Playing Lawyer for the Biden Family Instead of Conducting Oversight

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on the Democrats’ latest antics in the Biden family investigation:

Comer & Oversight Republicans Press CMS on Medicaid Redeterminations to Reduce Improper Payments

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers are calling on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to provide documents and communications related to its handling of Medicaid redeterminations after the unwinding of pandemic-era Medicaid continuous enrollment provisions.

Comer & Fallon Probe Biden’s EPA Rule Empowering Climate Activists, Increasing Energy Costs

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

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

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

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”