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Comer: Anonymous Chinese Donations to UPenn Potentially Influenced Biden Administration Policies

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) President M. Elizabeth Magill to provide information about anonymous Chinese donations to UPenn and the Penn Biden Center. Given the Biden family’s financial connections to foreign adversaries and the recent discovery of classified documents stashed in an unsecure closet at Penn Biden Center, Chairman Comer is requesting all documents and communications related to donations originating from China and a list of all Chinese donors—and the individual amount donated—to UPenn.


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 Calls on White House to Release Biden’s Wilmington Residence Visitor Log, Questions Why Biden Aides Continue to Search Properties in Wake of Special Counsel

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain to release the visitor log for President Biden’s Wilmington residence and provide documents and communications about all properties and locations searched, including the identities of the Biden aides conducting the searches.


Comer: Biden’s Three Strikes Against Transparency Will Be Met with Swift Congressional Oversight

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on more classified documents found stashed at President Biden’s Wilmington residence:


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

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 Introduces Joint Resolution Challenging D.C. Council’s Push to Allow Non-U.S. Citizens the Right to Vote

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H. J. Res. 17 to disapprove and challenge the D.C. Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (D.C. Act 26-640), a new law advanced by the D.C. Council allowing non-citizens, including illegal aliens, the right to vote in the nation’s capital.


Comer Announces New Actions in Biden Family Investigation

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

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H.R. 139, the Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act, to prevent the Biden Administration from cementing pandemic-era telework policies for the federal workforce until it provides Congress with a viable plan to avoid the negative impacts of remote work. He also sent a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan about whistleblower reports revealing she spends most of her time working remotely rather than in Washington, D.C.


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

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

ouse 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.


Granger Announces Leaders of Appropriations Committee

Republican Steering Committee approved Chairwoman Kay Granger’s slate of subcommittee chairs for the 118th Congress.


Granger Welcomes New Members for 118th Congress

Rep. Kay Granger (TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the Republican Steering Committee’s recommendations for new Republican Members who will serve on the Committee for the 118th Congress.


Granger Officially Named Chair of House Appropriations Committee

Rep. Kay Granger (TX), released the following statement after the Republican Conference officially named her chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 118th Congress.


Granger on Speakership Election

Rep. Kay Granger (TX), Chairwoman-Elect of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (CA) election to serve as the 55th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.


Barrasso Applauds House Passage of McMorris Rodgers Bill to Ban SPR Sales to China

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), applauded the House’s passage of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ (R-WA) bill to protect America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) from China. Rep. McMorris Rodgers is chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


Manchin Applauds Addition of New Preserve Land at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, applauded the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s announcement that 45 acres of preserve land has been added to America’s newest National Park.


Manchin Hosts Bill Gates to Highlight Mountain State’s Energy Industry History and Role in Ensuring America’s Energy Security

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed Bill Gates, Founder of Breakthrough Energy, to West Virginia to highlight the role the Mountain State has played in powering our nation and showcase the opportunities — made possible through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — to invest in our existing energy infrastructure, new advanced energy technologies and energy manufacturing in West Virginia that could help the nation become energy independent.