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James Comer

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James Richardson Comer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Comer has focused on issues such as agriculture, economic development, and government accountability during his tenure. He previously served as the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 2012 to 2016, where he worked on various initiatives to support farmers and promote the state's agricultural products.

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May 22, 2023

Unacceptable when time is of the essence.

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May 22, 2023

The idea that we are still relying on China for medication after COVID seems to just boggle the mind.

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May 22, 2023

Price transparency, that is something that we should all agree on.

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May 22, 2023

I think that we can work together, Mr. Ranking Member, not just our Members, but our staff on trying to come up with a bipartisan solution.

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May 16, 2023

I am surprised and disappointed that EPA is refusing to produce Acting Administrator Goffman to appear at today's hearing.

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May 16, 2023

I think you are the right person for the job. You have taken a lot of bullets, and it is a tough job.

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May 15, 2023

I want to thank the witnesses for their opening statement.

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May 15, 2023

That is going to be a priority for this House Majority, not just in Washington, DC, as I said, but all over America.

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May 15, 2023

I hope this Committee will come together for substantive discussions on how to address our capital city's most pressing issues, especially crime.

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May 15, 2023

The D.C. Council's continued attempts to push soft-on-crime legislation and policies are emboldening criminals.

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May 15, 2023

We are also concerned that self-certification of income will result in fraudulent reporting.

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May 15, 2023

We have got a problem with our universities, according to multiple university presidents I have spoken with, that we have Chinese students that are stealing our intellectual property.

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May 15, 2023

It is time in the post-pandemic world to have our Federal Government workers return to their offices.

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May 15, 2023

Please know this: we would like to work with you. However, we would like for you to have an equal knowledge that marijuana in its simplest form is an addictive problem.

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May 15, 2023

Something needs to be done to turn the situation around.

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May 15, 2023

I pledged that this Committee would work with her to try to do anything we could to advance Washington, DC.

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May 15, 2023

I know that she filed proposed legislation that she mentioned in her opening statement called the Safer Stronger Amendment Act.

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May 15, 2023

It creates a psychosis. It creates a lot of real problems. Who are the losers in this? Women and children.

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May 15, 2023

We want to see those Federal employees go back to work, Mayor. That is why we passed the SHOW UP Act.

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May 10, 2023

Our leaders were unwilling to speak the truth and unwilling to follow the facts, and that is a big deal.

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May 9, 2023

I do not think it is going anywhere, so it is going to be on to the next battle in the culture war.

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May 9, 2023

Asset managers should understand that they are stewards of money that is not theirs, and their failure to act in the best interest of their clients is dereliction of duty.

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May 9, 2023

Americans should be free to invest their money in any legal investment strategy they choose.

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May 9, 2023

No Administration should be able to gamble with Americans' retirement funds to its own political agenda in the private market.

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May 9, 2023

We must also continue our oversight of the Biden Administration's governmentwide efforts by unelected bureaucrats.

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