James Comer

My view is that we should trust consumers, promote American energy independence or even dominance, and avoid as much regulation as possible.

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.

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

ESG also weakens America's national security and that of our allies for all the reasons that my colleague outlined.

The ESG agenda prioritizes leftist ideology over the growth over retirees' investments.

this ESG is a political movement that is gaining ground.

I do not welcome decrees that ignore the research, fundamentally misunderstand the role of fiduciaries, and impose real costs on taxpayers, pensioners, and hardworking families.

We will continue to investigate liberal agendas pushed throughout the economy and society, be it by the private sector or, more worrisome, by the government.

the money asset managers invest is not their own.

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

If the Biden Administration is weaponizing a whole-of-government approach to coordinate and force a whole-of-industry compliance with a woke agenda, it is this Committee's responsibility to conduct oversight to the American people.

ESG is an undemocratic tax on our economy and productivity.

The money asset managers invest is not their own.

Well, we found a lot that's certainly unethical. We found a lot that should be illegal. The line is blurry as to what is legal and not legal with respect to family influence peddling.

Working to reduce risk to the American people should be a bipartisan priority, and risking default will make the risks we have discussed today even worse.

Parents are mad. Our kids are behind. We are trying to find answers.

Questions for the Record: to Hon. Dodaro; submitted by Rep. Comer.

When you are spending close to a trillion dollars, you also need good accountability and transparency.

the Republicans' Default on America Act, which they are working to pass imminently, would do less for the American people, a lot less.

The efficiencies and cost effectiveness of Chinese money laundering organizations have enriched the cartels and allowed their dangerous businesses to thrive.

I believe we have found several areas of bipartisan interest at this hearing, just as Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said, including better oversight of our Postal System, baby formula shortages, and food safety.

We cannot continue to stay idle while more and more Americans are killed by fentanyl.

We made a commitment in the 118th Congress to restore accountability not only with this Committee, but the entire House of Representatives.

And together, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act literally represent the largest investment ever in the history of this country in clean energy and climate change.

I grew up in a low-income family. The weatherization programs that we are talking about here today, these are not just, you know, putting in new windows, which they are for families.