Stories by Commerce Newswire on Federal Newswire


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup on the Build Back Better Act...


Maloney, Nadler, Garbarino Seek Information on Services Provided by Contractor to 9/11 Survivors and Responders

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Andrew Garbarino sent a letter to Anne Finch, Chief Executive Officer of Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI), and a letter to Dr.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.),Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Ranking Member Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a letter to U.S. Geological...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) released the following statement on the path forward on SALT...


Day One Wrap-up: Dems Reject Republican Amendments in First Day of $3.5 Trillion Tax Hike and Spending Package Hearing

News Release: Day One Wrap-up: Dems Reject Republican Amendments in First Day of $3.5 Trillion Tax Hike and Spending Package Hearing.


News Release: Our first order of business today is Subtitle D, Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations Relating to Trade Adjustment Assistance.


Chairman Krishnamoorthi Rebukes FDA for Failure to Meet E-Cigarette Review Deadline

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to Acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Janet Woodcock expressing deep concern about FDA’s failure to meet its September 9, 2021, deadline to rule on whether e-cigarettes can stay on the market.


Clyburn Applauds President Biden’s Plan  to Combat the Coronavirus this Fall

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s six-point plan to combat the continued spread of the coronavirus...


WALORSKI: Dems Punt on & Worsen Broken Forever Programs with $3.5 Trillion Welfare Expansion

News Release: WALORSKI: Dems Punt on & Worsen Broken Forever Programs with $3.5 Trillion Welfare Expansion.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Top Republican on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) kicked off the second day of Democrats’ crippling $3.5 trillion tax hike and spending hearing noting that Democrats allowed job-creating trade programs to expire while shoveling billions of funding towards more costly, less effective programs.


News Release: BRADY: Expanding TAA with No Trade Agenda Ignores Workers and Job Creation.


Oversight Committee Chairs and Ranking Members Send Bipartisan Request to Inspector General to Conduct Afghanistan Review

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer, and Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman sent a letter to Special Inspector General...


Wyden, Casey Call for Improved Access to Nursing Home Vaccination Data

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore. and Senate Aging Committee Chair Bob Casey, Jr., D-Pa., today asked the Biden administration to take additional steps to provide the public with more usable and accessible information on the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations among residents and workers in our nation’s nursing homes.


Brady: On Day One of Committee Votes, Democrats Ram Through Washington Mandates and Higher Taxes 

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - After Democrats wrapped up the first day of votes on their $3.5 trillion tax hikes and spending spree, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement...


Day Two Wrap-up: Dems Reject Republican Amendments in Day Two of $3.5 Trillion Tax Hike and Spending Package Hearing

News Release: Day Two Wrap-up: Dems Reject Republican Amendments in Day Two of $3.5 Trillion Tax Hike and Spending Package Hearing.


Chairman Neal Announces Additional Day of Markup of the Build Back Better Act

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) announced that the Committee will continue consideration of legislative proposals under the budget reconciliation instructions on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Committee will mark up measures to combat...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - During the full Ways and Means Committee markup of Democrats’ crippling $3.5 trillion tax hike and spending package, top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) expressed his disappointment in Democrats’ decision to cast aside the bipartisan SECURE 2.0 for more Washington mandates and small business tax hikes.



NUNES: Today Dems give seniors $85 for glasses. Next week, they’ll take away your cure for ALS.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite fiscal instability in Medicare, Democrats are pushing to expand the health care seniors rely on, threatening retirees, patients, hardworking Americans, and Main Street businesses, top Republican on the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) said.


Senate Democrats’ International Tax Proposal Receives Overwhelmingly Negative Feedback from U.S. Manufacturers and Innovators

News Release: Senate Democrats’ tax proposals would severely disadvantage U.S. businesses relative to their foreign competitors with tax increases under Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII) and the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) minimum tax, resulting in fewer jobs, lower wages, and decreased investment in U.S. manufacturing and innovation.