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Comer Slams Democrats’ Oil & Gas Report
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on Democrats’ oil and gas report:


Scalise on COVID Oversight: Republicans Will Hold Biden Administration Accountable
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House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today blasted Democrats’ final report and politicization of the Select Subcommittee to attack the Trump Administration rather than conduct impartial congressional oversight of the pandemic.


Comer Statement on Committee Democrats’ Washington Commanders Report
On the Hill

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) released the following statement on Democrats’ Washington Commanders report:


Comer: Biden Administration Will Be Held Accountable for Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
On the Hill

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent letters to senior leadership at the White House, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Department of State (State), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Joint Chiefs of Staff renewing requests for all documents and communications related to the Biden Administration’s failed Afghanistan withdrawal.


Comer Calls on Twitter Employees to Testify About Censorship of Hunter Biden Laptop Story
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today called on Twitter employees who were responsible for censoring the New York Post’s reporting about the Biden family’s influence peddling to testify before the House Oversight Committee next Congress.


Peters, Grassley, Hassan & Ernst Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Conflicts of Interest in Federal Contracting Signed Into Law
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to help identify and mitigate potential conflicts of interest between...


Neal Floor Statement on H.R. 9640, Presidential Tax Filing and Audit Transparency Act of 2022
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News Release: M. Speaker, we are here today to affirm that in America, we are a nation of equal citizens, and no person is above the law, not even a president.


Portman, Peters & Stabenow Request Update on Implementation of Make PPE in America Act
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, Department of Veterans Affairs...


McCaul on Biden Reducing Safeguards on Humanitarian Aid
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News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to amend U.S. sanctions to reduce safeguards on humanitarian aid.


Portman, Coons, Cassidy, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Public with Transparency of Social Media Platforms
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), a bipartisan bill to increase transparency around social media companies.


Portman, Peters Bipartisan Legislation to Help At-Risk Communities Invest in Disaster Mitigation Projects Signed into Law
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)...



New Portman Report Reveals Deadly Synthetic Drug Supply Chain & How Cartels Are Exploiting America’s Addiction Epidemic
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report examining the laws governing synthetic opioid interdiction, the synthetic opioid precursor supply chain from China to Mexico, and the finished-product...


Chair Grijalva Applauds House Passage of Bill to Honor Late Rep. Young, Expected Passage of Five Tribal Bills, All to be Signed into Law
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on bipartisan House passage of the Don Young Recognition Act (S. 5066 ; Murkowski) and expected bipartisan House passage of five other Natural Resources tribal bills under suspension of the rules. Having already passed the Senate, all six bills will soon advance to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.


Neal Statement on ITC Report on Impact of U.S. Preference Programs that Benefit Haiti
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (Commission) report, U.S.-Haiti Trade: Impact of U.S. Preference Programs on Haiti’s Economy and Workers. Earlier this year, Chairman Neal requested...


Rep. Grijalva Elected as Top Democrat of Natural Resources Committee for 118th Congress
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, outgoing Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) was elected to continue his tenure as top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee in the position of ranking member in the 118th Congress. Prior to becoming chair when Democrats won the House majority in 2018, Chair Grijalva had served as ranking member since 2014 and had been a member of the Committee since coming to Congress in 2003.


Chair Meeks Sends Letter to POTUS Following the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
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News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden to congratulate the Administration on hosting a successful U.S. Africa Leaders Summit and to urge swift mobilization of resources necessary to support implementation of Summit commitments.


Portman Report Exposes Birth Tourism Industry and Foreign Nationals Exploiting Birthright Citizenship
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report on the birth tourism industry in the United States including how foreign nationals are paying for U.S. citizenship for their children. Birth...


Portman Introduces Bill to Guard Against Artificial Intelligence Bias
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Caucus, introduced the Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act to clarify...


Peters and Portman Bipartisan Legislation to Help At-Risk Communities Invest in Disaster Mitigation Projects Signed into Law
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk Index (NRI) - an online...