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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Committee on Judiciary Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member JamesComer (R-Ky.) sent letters to White House Presidential Personnel Office...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) expressing concerns over the Democrat’s push to acquire a litany of information and communications from private entities that are clearly protected under...


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 Centers for Disease Control...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement after Facebook heeded his call to stop development of Instagram for Kids...


Committee Chairs Release New Documents Showing Mar-a-Lago Trio Violated Transparency Law and Improperly Influenced Veterans Policies Under President Trump

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Mark Takano, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released new documents showing that Ike Perlmutter, Marc Sherman, and Dr. Bruce Moskowitz, associates of former President...


Wyden, Bennet, Brown Introduce Bill to Provide Down Payment on Unemployment Insurance Reform

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, today introduced legislation to provide a down payment on reforming the nation’s unemployment insurance system.


Census Bureau Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today begins a weeklong celebration of the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast economic contribution to the nation. The week is designed to coincide with Manufacturing Day, which has been held the first Friday in October since 2011.


Chair Grijalva Highlights GAO Report He Requested Finding Room for Improvement in NOAA’s Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention Efforts

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today highlighted new findings by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) emphasizing the need for stronger sexual assault and harassment prevention efforts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The findings come in a report...


Leader Rodgers Floor Remarks on the Senate Infrastructure Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 3684, the Senate Infrastructure Bill.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-The Ways and Means Committee advanced historic clean energy tax provisions that would combat the threat of climate change and incentivize the use of green energy technologies as part of the Committee’s portion of the Build Back Better Act. Specifically, the proposal extends current green...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statement after Cyber Ninjas released its “audit" report regarding the election results in Maricopa County, Arizona.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the historic Women’s Health Protection Act to establish a federally protected right to abortion.


Analysis: House Tax Bill Offers Scant Relief and Breaks Biden Tax Pledge

News Release: Washington, D.C.--A new analysis by the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation shows how few taxpayers will meaningfully benefit from the bill recently approved by the House Ways and Means Committee, as well as the fact that taxpayers across all income levels will face a tax increase under the bill in a direct violation of President Biden’s pledge to not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 per year.


Chairs Maloney, Raskin Request Cyber Ninjas CEO’s Testimony at Oversight Committee Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Last night, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Douglas Logan, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Consultant of Cyber Ninjas, ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after successfully pushing for the inclusion of the Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act (PLUM Act) in the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced the grantees of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) 2021 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. EDA is providing a total of $2.5 million in grants to 25 colleges and universities in 17 states and Puerto Rico to administer programs to leverage their assets, promote innovation and strengthen regional economies.


Leader Rodgers: “Energy Really is the Backbone of Our Country”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in this week’s forum with the Congressional Western Caucus. This week also marks National Clean Energy Week, which Republican E&C members are recognizing by highlighting their solutions to address climate change risks, create jobs, promote energy reliability, and protect America’s national security.


Pallone Floor Remarks on the Women’s Health Protection Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 3755, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Senator Tom Carper, and Congressman Anthony Brown announced that their District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act, which would give the D.C. Mayor control over the D.C. National Guard...