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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Prior to President Biden’s visit to Congress as Democrats wrangle lawmakers on the details of the $3.5 trillion tax and spend plan, top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) appeared on Fox News’s “The Story with Martha MacCallum," where he said...


Chairman Neal Welcomes Biden Administration’s Approach to the U.S.- China Trade Relationship

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai’s remarks outlining the Biden Administration’s new approach to the U.S.-China bilateral trade relationship...


JILA’s Comb Breathalyzer Is Now a Thousandfold More Sensitive to Disease Biomarkers

News Release: JILA scientists have boosted the sensitivity of their decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer a thousandfold and can detect additional biomarkers of disease - four now, with the potential for six more. When validated and engineered into a portable design, the comb system could offer real-time, noninvasive...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai’s speech on President Biden’s approach to trade with China, top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai’s remarks outlining the Biden Administration’s next steps in the U.S.-China trade relationship, top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement...


REPORT: Biden’s Tax Plan Turns IRS Into Spying Regime

News Release: REPORT: Biden’s Tax Plan Turns IRS Into Spying Regime.


Oct. 4 Update on the NCNR: Root Cause Analysis and Safety Review Submitted to NRC

News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has submitted two reports and supplemental information on the Feb. 3, 2021, alert at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The reports include a root cause analysis...


Correcting the Record on Dems Playing Politics with Debt Ceiling

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - During debate on the House floor discussing Democrats’ debt ceiling crisis, top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced an amendment to prevent burdening American families, farmers, and small businesses with new reporting requirements to the IRS, and examined how Dems’ economic crisis is harming our economy and working families.


News Release: Brady: Inflation on Track for Highest in 40 Years, Crushing American Families & Small Businesses.


REPORT: Dems Urge Repeal of Tax Reform That Led to Largest Wage Gains for Lowest Earners

News Release: REPORT: Dems Urge Repeal of Tax Reform That Led to Largest Wage Gains for Lowest Earners.


News Release: WRAP-UP: Victims of Politicized IRS Say Agency is Institutionally Incapable of Self-Correcting.


Chairman Connolly Announces Plan to Leverage Internships to Rebuild Federal Workforce

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a discussion with Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran A. Ahuja at George Mason University and laid out his vision to attract and retain the next generation of federal employees by more...


E&C Republican Leaders Question Progressive Groups Over Possible Ties to Chinese Communist Party

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) are requesting information and transparency from four progressive groups about possible ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


BRADY: We Need Economic Growth, Not Debt Increases to Pay for Dems’ Welfare Expansion

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - “This is an economic and political crisis of Democrats’ own making. There isn’t enough money in America to cover what Democrats want to spend. And Americans know it," top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on the House floor during a debate against Democrats’ partisan discussions to raise the debt ceiling to pay for their $3.5 trillion tax hikes and spending spree bill.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Top Republican on the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) led the Republican meeting today examining Democrats’ push to throw billions of dollars at the IRS without adding any protections to address leaks of private taxpayer information and existing abuses of power.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 3, 2021 - This week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reinitiated consultation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service 2019 biological opinions related to the coordinated long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking MemberBruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


Republicans Express Concerns Over D.C. Mayor Bowser’s Failure to Address Surging Violent Crime and Homelessness

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Republicans sent a letter to the mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, seeking an explanation on the plummeting funding levels for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) amidst a...


NOAA and K-State Salina partner to create NOAA Corps pilot recruiting pipeline

News Release: NOAA and Kansas State University (K-State) Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus signed an agreement today to collaborate on a first-of-its kind program to prepare students to serve as officers and pilots with the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps), one of the nation’s eight uniformed services.


How many press releases were published by U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means in September 2021?

There were 85 press releases published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means in September 2021.