Tag: Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.)

Border Patrol Chief Relieved of Command Same Day He Testified Before Congress, Raising Retaliation Concerns: House GOP

July 21, 2023
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House Republican leaders have raised the prospect that a Border Patrol chief was the target of retaliation by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) chief after the Border Patrol official sat for a transcribed interview with Congress. Gregory K. Bovino, the chief patrol agent of the El Centro Border Patrol sector in California’s imperial…

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Democrats Dismiss Whistleblowers’ Claims of Interference in Hunter Biden Probe as ‘Prosecutorial Discretion’

July 19, 2023
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Democrats and Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability agreed that both witnesses featured in Wednesday’s IRS Biden Tax Investigation Whistleblowers hearing are highly professional, honest, hard-working and dedicated career public servants. But they agreed on virtually nothing else discussed during the lengthy and occasionally tense hearing, including especially on the central issue…

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House Oversight Chair Demands Suspicious Bank Records of Ukrainian Gas Company That Hired Hunter Biden

June 29, 2023
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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is demanding that the U.S. Treasury Department turn over any suspicious activity reports (SARs) it has relating to Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company on whose board President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden sat. On June 28, Comer sent a letter (pdf) to Biden’s Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, demanding…

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Comer Asks DOJ to Delay Potential Hunter Biden Prosecution Until GOP Press Conference

May 8, 2023
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has requested that the Justice Department postpone any potential Hunter Biden prosecution until Republicans hold a news conference on May 10. The lawmaker’s plea came during a May 7 appearance on the Fox News program “Sunday Morning Futures,” where he cited forthcoming evidence about the Biden family’s financial…

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Cruz, Comer Probe Whether Biden Admin Coordinated With Environmentalists on Gas Stove Ban Campaign

May 2, 2023
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) have accused a coalition of environmentalist groups of working with the Biden administration on a “hidden pressure campaign” to ban gas stoves. A group of lawmakers, including Republicans and Democrats, have sought to block any potential bans on gas stoves after Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)…

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Rep. Bryan Steil Floats Pulling Federal Funds for DAs Who Are ‘Grinding a Political Axe’

March 22, 2023
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Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Administration Committee, has raised the possibility of Congress pulling federal funds away from local district attorneys if lawmakers determine that those DAs are using their prosecutorial powers to go after political foes. “Often the federal government is funding and providing resources to prosecutors across the United States….

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GOP House Chairman Says Manhattan DA Facing Deadline for Congressional Testimony

March 22, 2023
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House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) said a New York district attorney leading the investigation to potentially arrest former President Donald Trump is facing a deadline to answer questions before three congressional panels. “We gave him until Thursday to come forward,” Steil told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview about the push to demand…

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Treasury Turning Over Suspicious Bank Records on Biden Family to House GOP, Comer Says

March 14, 2023
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The U.S. Treasury Department has reportedly agreed to provide Republican lawmakers access to a set of Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) relating to transactions by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, the president’s brother James Biden, and their business associates. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a statement today announcing the Treasury Department had…

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House GOP Questions Whether Biden Admin Suppressed National Archive Statements in Classified Documents Case

March 8, 2023
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The Republican-led House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is raising new questions as to whether the Biden administration pressured the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to avoid issuing a public statement on President Joe Biden’s handling of potentially classified documents. The questions about the White House’s role in the classified documents case come about…

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Blinken Stalling Congress on Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Rep. McCaul

March 3, 2023
PoliticsRep. James Comer (R-Ky.)Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-Texas)Secretary of State Anthony BlinkenUS
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Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has not fully complied with a request for information on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan made by the House Foreign Relations Committee, according to Chairman Michael T. McCaul (R-Texas). Similar requests were made to Blinken and four other administration officials by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, but it’s…

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