2026年4月23日 美国东部时间上午11:01 / 福克斯新闻
这位得克萨斯州国会议员是唯一宣布参选接替任期届满的主席詹姆斯·科默的共和党候选人
作者：普雷斯顿·米泽尔 福克斯新闻
众议员帕特·法伦宣布竞选众议院监督委员会主席
得克萨斯州共和党众议员帕特·法伦宣布参选众议院监督委员会主席一职，承诺揭露系统性医疗补助欺诈行为、调查“严苛”的新冠疫情政策，并查清国内抗议活动中的外国影响力，以保护美国纳税人的利益。
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【福克斯新闻独家首发】 得克萨斯州共和党众议员帕特·法伦已正式角逐众议院监督与政府改革委员会主席一职。
众议院共和党人对委员会主席职位设定了六年任期限制，这意味着现任主席、肯塔基州共和党人詹姆斯·科默无法连任该职位。
法伦目前是唯一宣布参选该职位的共和党人。
“我认为我们的使命之一应该是揭露左翼的虚伪和缺乏方向感。他们专注于制造分裂，反对特朗普总统，”法伦在接受福克斯新闻数字频道独家采访时表示，“不如专注于国家发展，专注于这个有史以来最伟大国家的增长与繁荣？”
佛罗里达州共和党众议员尼尔·邓恩宣布卸任国会，结束五届任期
在现任主席詹姆斯·科默任期届满之际，法伦是唯一宣布参选的共和党候选人，并将自己定位为政府浪费和政治对手的监督者。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-罗尔呼叫公司 摄）
这位得克萨斯州国会议员明确指出，他打算着手揭露席卷全国的猖獗欺诈行为、新冠疫情期间纳税人资金的滥用情况，以及为国内大学校园和城市动荡推波助澜的煽动团体背后的外国资金。
“如果一名不受我们司法管辖的外国国民资助抗议活动——反美的抗议活动，我们需要曝光那些接受这些资金的美国人，”法伦告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“左翼会让你相信，每一场政治抗议都是自发的，只是人们感到不满，在社交媒体上与其他志同道合的人交流。”
“他们说，当权者，我们会让你[负责]。但实际情况并非如此，”法伦补充道，“如果你身处北京，如果你是一名中国共产党人，还有什么比资助不满分子更好的方式来削弱一个开放社会呢？”
众议员帕特·法伦在众议院监督与改革委员会关于美国南部边境的听证会上质询证人，华盛顿特区雷伯恩众议院办公楼，2023年2月7日。（凯文·迪奇/盖蒂图片社 摄）
法伦于2021年1月宣誓就职美国国会议员。他曾是空军上尉，毕业于圣母大学，代表得克萨斯州东北部部分地区。
针对美国各州曝光的大规模医疗保险和医疗补助欺诈问题，法伦表示，没有哪个州是调查的禁区，但州政策的管理不善会对欺诈预防产生影响。
“医疗保险、医疗补助欺诈，尤其是医疗补助欺诈，在全美各地的红蓝州都是系统性存在的，”法伦解释道，“不同之处在于，在发生此类欺诈的红色州，领导层一旦发现苗头，就更愿意揭露此事；而蓝色州大多对此视而不见。这是最大的区别。”
众议员帕特·法伦，得克萨斯州共和党人，在众议院监督与问责委员会关于前总统唐纳德·特朗普遇袭未遂的听证会上质询美国特勤局局长金伯利·奇特尔，华盛顿特区，2024年7月22日。（罗德·拉姆基 Jr./美联社 摄）
科默承诺，随着审查力度加大，明尼苏达州欺诈调查将扩大到其他州
“大多数情况下，即使你被抓了，大多数美国人都不知道，你甚至不会被刑事起诉，”法伦继续说道，“只会提起民事诉讼，你只需偿还部分资金，然后就能继续我行我素，而且再也不能与联邦政府合作。”
“对于挪用巨额资金的行为来说，这处罚太轻了，”法伦补充道。
共和党在2026年中期选举中面临艰难处境，此次选举将决定共和党是否能继续掌控众议院和参议院的多数席位。
微弱优势：特朗普提名众议院共和党人进入其第二届政府
唐纳德·特朗普总统上周前往内华达州和亚利桑那州，宣传他的“工薪家庭减税法案”，又称“宏伟法案”，该法案包含了不向小费和加班费征税等政策。
参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩以及其他共和党参议员几周来一直在各地奔走，因为共和党希望在中期选举前宣传经济发展机遇。
唐纳德·特朗普总统于2025年7月4日在白宫南草坪举行的独立日军事家庭野餐活动上签署《宏伟法案》成为法律。（塞缪尔·科勒姆/盖蒂图片社 摄）
“共和党人对税法做出了重大修改，惠及数百万美国人，我们需要让他们了解这一点。共和党人必须利用一切机会向公众宣传，工薪家庭减税法案如何带来安全的街道、更多的收入以及新的发展机遇，”图恩在一份声明中说道。
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如果共和党失去众议院多数席位，法伦将成为监督委员会的资深成员（排名成员）。
“但愿我们不会沦为少数党，而我成为排名成员，”法伦说，“我们必须捍卫特朗普总统，因为这些人被 woke 思想毒害了，他们只会谈论弹劾、第25修正案，再次将注意力从美国的繁荣事业上转移开。”
普雷斯顿·米泽尔是福克斯新闻数字频道的记者，负责报道突发新闻。
Pat Fallon launches bid for House Oversight Committee chairman as James Comer’s term limit nears
April 23, 2026 11:01am EDT / Fox News
The Texas congressman is the only declared GOP candidate to replace term-limited Chairman James Comer
By Preston Mizell Fox News
Rep Pat Fallon announces run for chairman of the House Oversight Committee
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, enters the race for House Oversight Chairman, pledging to expose systemic Medicaid fraud, investigate “draconian” COVID-19 policies and uncover foreign influence in domestic protests to protect American taxpayers.
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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, is throwing his hat in the ring for the role of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman.
House Republicans impose a six-year term limit for committee chairs, meaning current Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., can’t serve in the role for an additional term.
Fallon is now the only declared Republican candidate for the role.
“I think one of the missions should be to expose the hypocrisy and lack of direction of the left. They’re focusing on divisiveness and opposing President Trump,” Fallon told Fox News Digital during an exclusive interview. “How about focusing on the country and the growth and prosperity of the greatest country history has ever known?”
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With current Chairman James Comer term-limited, Fallon is the only declared Republican candidate and is positioning himself as a watchdog against government waste and political opponents.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
The Texas congressman specifically pointed out he intends to tackle and expose the rampant fraud that has rocked the country, COVID-19 misuse of taxpayer dollars, and the foreign funding behind agitator groups that have plagued college campuses and cities across the country.
“If a foreign national that is beyond our jurisdiction is funding a protest, anti-American protest, we need to expose the Americans that are taking the funds,” Fallon told Fox News Digital. “The left would have you believe that every political protest is organic. It’s just people that are fed up and they get on social media and they talk to other like-minded folks.
“And they say, the powers that be, we will hold you [accountable]. That’s not what’s going on here,” Fallon added. “If you were in Beijing, if you were a Chinese communist, what better way to chip away at an open society than fund their malcontents?”
Rep. Pat Fallon questions a witness during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the U.S. southern border in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7, 2023.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Fallon was sworn into the U.S. Congress in January 2021. A former Air Force captain and graduate of Notre Dame, he represents parts of northeastern Texas.
In regard to widescale Medicare and Medicaid fraud being exposed in various states across the U.S., Fallon said no states are off limits for investigation, but that mismanagement of state policy can make a difference in fraud prevention.
“Medicare, Medicaid fraud, particularly Medicaid fraud is systemic across the country, red and blue states,” Fallon explained. “The difference is in the red states, where this fraud is occurring, the leadership is far more apt to expose it once they get a hint that something’s going on, [whereas] the blue states largely look the other way. That’s the biggest difference.”
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, questions U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2024.(Rod Lamkey Jr./AP)
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“If you get caught most of the time, and this is what most Americans have no idea, it’s not even, you’re not even criminally prosecuted,” Fallon continued. “It’s a civil action that’s taken. You’re compelled to pay some of that money back and then you just go along your way. And you can’t work with the federal government anymore.”
“That’s a pretty light sentence for stealing a significant amount of funds,” Fallon added.
The GOP faces an uphill battle in the 2026 midterm elections, which will determine whether the Republican Party maintains the majority in both the House and Senate.
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President Donald Trump traveled to Nevada and Arizona last week to tout his Working Families Tax Cuts, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes policies surrounding no tax on tips and overtime.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., as well as other Republican senators have been hitting the road for several weeks as the GOP looks to promote economic opportunity ahead of the midterms.
President Donald Trump signed the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025.(Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
“Republicans made big changes to the tax code that benefit millions of Americans, and we need to make sure they know about it. It’s important that Republicans use every opportunity to educate the public on how the Working Families Tax Cuts deliver safe streets, more money in your pocket, and new opportunities to get ahead,” Thune said in a statement.
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Should the Republicans lose the majority in the House, Fallon would be the ranking member of the Oversight Committee.
“God forbid we would go into the minority and I would become a ranking member,” Fallon said. “We have to defend President Trump because these folks are infected with wokeness and all they’re going to do is talk about impeachment, 25th Amendment and take their eye off the ball again for American prosperity.”
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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