Rep. James Comer to Newsmax: Bowser Must Answer to Congress on Crime

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Monday he will call Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to testify before Congress as part of a new push to address the capital city’s escalating crime crisis.

Appearing on “Finnerty,” Comer said the committee will hold hearings, bringing in Bowser, the city council chair, and the district attorney to answer for record-high violence and lawlessness in the nation’s capital.

“We’re going to try to get Washington, D.C.’s crime under control,” Comer said. “There are no consequences for bad actions, and these criminals know it.”

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