House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Recent News About House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting information about its regulation of phthalates, dangerous chemicals commonly found in food packaging and processing materials.
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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing with cyber experts to discuss strategies to strengthen the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), which has not been updated since 2014.
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) sent a letter to U. S. International Development Finance Institution (DFC) Acting Chief Executive Officer Dev Jagadesan expressing concerns over a $500 million loan to First Solar Inc., a manufacturing company owned by prolific Democrat donor Lukas Walton.
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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after coming to an agreement with the Justice Department for the production of all remaining documents requested by the Committee regarding former President Trump’s attempt to include a politically motivated citizenship question in the 2020 Census:
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Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued a statement following the Department of Justice’s announcement that it will create a new unit to investigate domestic violent extremists who pose a threat to the security of the American people.
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Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure today in support of the agency’s proposed National Coverage Determination (NCD) decision memo limiting Medicare coverage of Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s treatment, Aduhelm, to patients enrolled in qualifying clinical trials.
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News yesterday to discuss new information revealing Dr. Fauci may have concealed information from government officials about COVID-19 originating from the Wuhan lab and the virus possibly being genetically manipulated.
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas), and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson requesting documents and information on the Biden Administration’s guidance restricting interior immigration enforcement, which has resulted in plummeting arrests and removals of illegal aliens from the United States.
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decisions halting President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees and allowing his mandate for certain federally-funded healthcare facilities to take effect.
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released a video calling on U.S. law enforcement officers on the frontlines of America’s ongoing fentanyl crisis to share their stories with the House Committees on Oversight and Reform and Energy and Commerce.
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today called for a transcribed interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci after new information reveals he may have concealed information from government officials about COVID-19 originating from the Wuhan lab and the virus possibly being genetically manipulated.
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Cybersecurity for the New Frontier: Reforming the Federal Information Security Modernization Act” by calling for a modern update to ensure federal agencies, in coordination with the private sector and government contractors, can better protect against, quickly fix, and deter future damaging digital intrusions.
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) sent letters to top officials at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) expressing concerns about America’s fentanyl crisis.
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Committee Republicans today called on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser to withdraw her order requiring proof of vaccination for anyone 12 and older to enter most indoor establishments in D.C. The lawmakers express concern the order harms the District’s economic recovery and locks many Americans, especially youth, out of their capital city.
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) sent an open letter to America’s law enforcement officers expressing their desire to hear and gather personal stories and all information from officers on the frontlines of America’s ongoing fentanyl crisis.
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Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today called on President Joe Biden to stand up to the teachers unions and ensure America’s students are learning in-person.
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Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today called on Democrats to conduct oversight of President Biden and his administration’s failure to shut down the coronavirus as promised. In a letter to Select Subcommittee Chairman James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the Republican lawmakers outline the Biden Administration’s failure to procure enough COVID tests prior to the holiday season, abandonment of President Biden’s national plan, and sidelining of vaccine experts.
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On Wednesday, January 19 at 2:00 PM ET, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans and the Congressional Western Caucus will host a virtual joint forum on rising American energy prices titled, “Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Skyrocketing Prices & Failing Energy Policies.”
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“The violent domestic terrorist attack of January 6, 2021, will forever be a scar on our nation’s history.
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Experts have stated that Astroworld Festival organizers failed to heed warning signs.”