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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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Oct 26, 2021

If you say name the 20-25 biggest issues that affect people in your District, student loan debt is going to be in just about every Member's list of 25 issues.

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Oct 26, 2021

We need to understand who knew what and when they knew it and what other types of experiments are being done at American taxpayer expense.

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Oct 26, 2021

Mr. Daszak must answer these questions before Congress. His grants were Federal funds, and it is entirely appropriate--I would add required--for Congress to insist on accountability and transparency.

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Oct 20, 2021

The Equal Rights Amendment is simply unnecessary and would be redundant of protections that already exist.

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Oct 20, 2021

I ask for unanimous consent to add to the record Justice Ginsburg's comments suggesting that she believes the 1982 deadline should be considered binding, and that she would 'like to see a new beginning for ERA ratification.'

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Oct 20, 2021

The Lugar Center gave the Oversight Committee an 'F' grade on oversight.

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Oct 20, 2021

The Equal Rights Amendment could jeopardize programs, such as women's shelters and the WIC Program.

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Oct 20, 2021

The message that I want to deliver today is all Americans, men and women, should be treated equally under the law regardless of their race, religion, or sex.

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Oct 6, 2021

What you have provided us was a closed-door classified briefing. The American people want transparency and accountability with what went wrong with Afghanistan.

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Oct 6, 2021

half of America has questions about the integrity of our elections.

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Oct 6, 2021

It is important that the American public have confidence in election results.

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Oct 4, 2021

I am pleasantly surprised that the Democrats have finally called a witness from the Biden administration to testify before this committee.

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Sep 29, 2021

We are not in the executive branch. It is our constitutional obligation to be conducting oversight over the executive branch.

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Sep 29, 2021

We are not having a hearing on the border crisis, a humanitarian and national security crisis created by the Biden Administration.

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Sep 29, 2021

I would like to submit to the record all of the letters that we have sent to you requesting hearings on various topics that Republicans on the Oversight Committee feel are of the utmost importance.

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Sep 29, 2021

The question of access to abortion is an issue that has been and should be left to the states, but that is not to say there is not a role for the Federal Government in protecting life.

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Sep 29, 2021

I have never seen a hearing where a witness has been badgered and treated the way that our witness has been treated today.

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Sep 28, 2021

I want to now congratulate Representative Mace for her rise as the ranking member of this subcommittee.

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Sep 28, 2021

As we continue to hear harmful defund the police rhetoric from some on the left, I am reminded of the bravery of law enforcement officers.

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Jul 28, 2021

I think the liberal mainstream media mischaracterized both bills, significantly mischaracterized both bills.

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Jul 28, 2021

The hearing title today claims there is an assault on voting rights in Texas, which would be very troubling if it were true, but it isn't.

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Jul 28, 2021

Americans are suffering as a result of President Biden's inflation, border, and crime crises.

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Jul 28, 2021

If these Democrats actually cared about voting rights, they would care about the right of Texans to have their voice heard through their duly elected Representatives.

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Jul 28, 2021

Their actions have disenfranchised all voters throughout the state of Texas.

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Jul 28, 2021

Democrats are engaging in spectacle over substance while conducting no real oversight.

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