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Comer Welcomes New and Returning Members to the Oversight Committee

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today welcomed new and returning Republican members to the committee for the 118th Congress:


Comer Announces First Hearing on Rampant Waste of Taxpayer Dollars in COVID Relief Programs

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the committee will hold its first hearing of the 118th Congress to investigate rampant waste of taxpayer dollars in COVID relief programs on Wednesday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m. ET.


Comer, McMorris Rodgers, Jordan Introduce Bill to Stop Biden Administration from Pressuring Social Media Companies to Censor Americans

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) introduced the Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act (H.R. 140).


Comer Statement on Appointment of Special Counsel

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Hur to investigate President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents.


Comer Announces New Actions in Biden Family Investigation

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is pressing Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for information about the Biden family and their associates’ suspicious business transactions flagged by U.S. banks.


Comer on Hannity: Biden Family Influence Peddling is a National Security Risk

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Oh.) on “Hannity” with host Sean Hannity on Fox News to discuss his efforts to investigate President Biden and the Biden family’s foreign business schemes.


Comer Takes Action to Require Federal Workforce to Return to the Office, Provide Prompt Service to the American People

“For years, Americans have suffered from the federal government’s detrimental pandemic-era telework policies for federal bureaucrats


Comer Demands Answers from NARA and Biden White House About Classified Docs Stashed at Penn Biden Center

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is requesting information from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the White House Counsel’s Office about President Biden’s failure to return highly classified records from his time as vice president.


Comer Joins Meet the Press, Warns Republicans Will Put An End to Biden Admin’s Unchecked One-Party Rule

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman-elect James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Meet the Press” on NBC News to discuss how a Republican majority will conduct rigorous oversight over President Biden and end the Biden Administration’s unchecked one-party rule.


Chairman Smith to Biden: American People Recognize Danger of Democrats’ Trillions in Spending — We Must Take Action

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement in response to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s letter to congressional leadership on the debt limit:


Smith on Varney & Co: The Republican Majority Will Help Make This Economy Stronger

On Varney & Co, House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) laid out his vision for the Ways and Means Committee – partnering with the American people to lower taxes, bring more investment to each community, become energy independent again, and bring more of the supply chain back home.


U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee Vice-Ministerial Meeting

U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee Vice-Ministerial Meeting


Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to United Arab Emirates and Qatar

Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to United Arab Emirates and Qatar


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the UAE and Switzerland

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to the UAE and Switzerland


Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry’s Travel to Mexico


Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Seoul and Tokyo

Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Seoul and Tokyo


Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Program (TFGBV) Globally

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Program (TFGBV) Globally


Honoring and Promoting Respect for Freedom of Religion or Belief Globally

Honoring and Promoting Respect for Freedom of Religion or Belief Globally


Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, And Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu At a Joint Press Availability

Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, And Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu At a Joint Press Availability


Launch of #WithoutJustCause Political Prisoners Initiative

Launch of #WithoutJustCause Political Prisoners Initiative