BEFORE FOX: The House Judiciary Committee is holding its first hearing of the new Congress next week focused on the long term pandemic telework for government workers, and Chairman James Comer told Fox News Digital that his priority is getting government workers back in office.
The case, called “Stay-at-Home The Federal Workforce: Another Legacy of the Biden-Harris Administration,” is scheduled for Wednesday, January 15 at 10 a.m.
Martin O'Malleyformer commissioner of the Social Security Administration; Rachel Greszler of the Center for Economic Policy Innovation; and Federal City Council board president Tom Davis are set to testify.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, argues the point at the Capitol in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
O'Malley, before his term ended, had blocked telework agreements for 42,000 Social Security workers through 2029.
“President Donald Trump and his incoming Administration should be greeted by empty federal government buildings as federal workers continue to take advantage of the crisis-era telework policies of the Biden Administration,” Comer told Fox News Digital. “These telework laws not only limit the ability of organizations to provide essential services to the American people, but reports show the Biden Administration is already working with unions to secure long-term guarantees of telephones.”
Comer told Fox News Digital that “President Donald Trump's vital programs and services provided by the federal government should not be disrupted or blocked because of unexpected labor unions dealing with the Biden Administration to stay at home.”
The new light will arrive on the US Capitol grounds on Thursday, January 2, 2025, when the 119th Congress begins. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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“It's past time for government workers to go back to work for the American people,” he said. “The House Oversight Committee remains committed to ensuring that federal employees stand up for the American people they serve.”
According to the Senate report written by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the federal government currently has more than 7,000 vacant buildings and about 2,500 vacant buildings.
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The report says that government buildings currently take up 12% of the population.
During the hearing, the committee plans to examine how the Biden-Harris administration “failed to restore federal employees to office,” and said the failure could “hinder” the Trump administration's ability to restore them, because of long-term bonds. of telework in agreements signed with federal unions.