Comer Returning as Oversight Chair in New Congress

With less than a month to go until the 119th Congress is sworn in, House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has been chosen again to lead the committee for the incoming class of lower-chamber lawmakers.

"It is an honor to continue serving the American people as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee," Comer said in a statement. "The American people have made it clear they want President [-elect Donald] Trump and Congress to clean up the federal government and make it more accountable to them. Oversight Committee Republicans are ready to hit the ground running and fulfill this mandate."

"Many of President Trump's key priorities align with the Oversight Committee's jurisdiction, including the federal civil service, government management, efficiency in government operations, federal procurement, executive branch reorganizations, and more," he continued. "We will actively work with President Trump and his administration to hold the federal bureaucracy accountable and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. We will advance solutions to make the federal government more efficient, effective, transparent, and accountable to the American people."

Much of Comer's work in the current Congress has focused on investigating the overseas business dealings of President Joe Biden and his family, which reportedly include influence peddling and selling access to Biden.

Last week, Comer signaled that he'll revive his Stopping Home Office Work's Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act following a report that the union representing 42,000 Social Security Administration workers struck a deal with the Biden administration that will allow employees to work from home through 2029.

The legislation passed the House in February 2023 but was dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

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