Don’t know the name James Comer? Prepare to hear it a lot more if the GOP flips the House in November.
James Comer wants to ensure his potential investigations into Hunter Biden are perceived as "credible" — a tall order his colleagues think he can handle.
Beaming on an outdoor stage overlooking a bipartisan crowd of Kentuckians on a humid, sun-beat day, Comer’s pledge to take the Biden administration to task only received a brief mention in his speech at this year’s Fancy Farm picnic, Kentucky’s 142-years-running bipartisan annual political event. But it drew significant applause from the GOP side of the crowd — and loud jeers from Democrats.
That’s a tricky path to tread, given his party’s investigative priorities are still subject to the whims of former President Donald Trump as well as an increasingly zealous conservative base and media apparatus. But Comer’s particularly well-suited to the task, according to more than two dozen House Republicans interviewed.
“Anything” includes conducting any necessary oversight of a Republican administration that may take power in 2024, he said. Comer describes himself as committed to ensuring both parties take his investigations seriously, a common if rarely attainable goal in the Capitol.
That vision may not align with some of his other, more rhetorically pugnacious committee members, which could put them on a collision course next year. “[The chairs] will all have problems because once you’re in an area of responsibility as a committee chairman, your ability to be a bomb thrower becomes extremely limited,” said Rep. Pete Sessions , who sits on the panel and formerly chaired the House Rules Committee. “They’ll be trying to get things done instead of trying to make a name.”
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