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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and senior Committee Member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier,


Notice published by Commerce Department on March 16

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after the U.S. Census Bureau released its undercount and overcount estimates for the 2020 Census, which show the Census undercounted the U.S. population by nearly 19 million, failing to count many Black, Latino, and Indigenous Americans, while overcounting white and Asian Americans.


On Equal Pay Day, Chairwoman Maloney Releases New GAO Report on Pay Disparities and Women’s Representation in Management Positions

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, to mark Equal Pay Day, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of women’s representation in management positions across an array of industries, and the status of the pay gap between...


News Release: We Need to Go After More Russian Imports.


News Release: J. Smith: A Year of High Prices, Worker Shortage, and a Lagging Economy.


Walorski: Evidence-Based Funding Better Serves Low-Income Families and Taxpayers

News Release: Walorski: Evidence-Based Funding Better Serves Low-Income Families and Taxpayers.


Maloney, Pressley, and Bush Lead Oversight Committee Congresswomen in Urging Biden Administration to Expand Access to Medication Abortion Care

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force; and Committee Member Rep. Cori Bush led all Democratic Committee Congresswomen in sending...


Spring Outlook: Drought to expand amid warmer conditions

News Release: NOAA issued its U.S. Spring Outlook today and for the second year in a row, forecasters predict prolonged, persistent drought in the West where below-average precipitation is most likely. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center - part of the National Weather Service - is also forecasting above-average temperatures for most of the U.S. from the Desert Southwest to the East Coast and north through the Midwest to the Canadian border from April to June.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, "Changing Times: Revisiting Spring Forward, Fall Back:"


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Examining Charitable Giving Trends in the Nonprofit Sector

News Release: The Finance Committee meets this morning to discuss ways to go about promoting charitable giving in America. Americans are generous people, and that’s why charity is one of the key incentives embedded at the heart of our tax code and a top priority for Democrats and Republicans on this committee.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced undercount and overcount rates by state and the District of Columbia from the 2020 Census Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) will be released in May 2022, which is earlier than previously announced.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 31, on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).


Communications and Technology Subcommittee Leader Latta’s Opening Remarks on Managing our Spectrum Smartly

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on spectrum management.


Leader Rodgers Statement Following President Zelenskyy’s Address to Congress

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed members of Congress today.


Leader Rodgers: “To win the future, we must continue to make spectrum available, promote innovation, and keep up with wireless demands”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee on ensuring American leadership in next generation communications technology.


News Release: M/ Speaker, yesterday morning, the Congress heard directly from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. He showed us the absolute horrors that Russia is inflicting on the Ukrainian people, and he pleaded for us to do more.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed S. 1543, the “Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for...


Neal and Brady Introduce Bill to Further Punish Putin

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after introducing legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus...


Release: Thank you, President Paxson, for inviting me to deliver the Ogden Memorial Lecture on International Affairs. It’s an honor to be here.