By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks during the House of Representatives’ consideration of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act (S. 475). In his remarks, he voiced support for this bill celebrating the emancipation of African...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget with U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, spoke in favor S. 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, while managing the bill on the House Floor. The landmark legislation establishes Juneteenth-which is celebrated on June 19th-as a federal holiday.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration withdrew a Trump Administration proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that would have eliminated broad-based categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and potentially kept millions of Americans from the temporary food assistance they need...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held its second hearing on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Republicans criticized Democrats for holding another hearing without witnesses who could provide needed, updated information. Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after the hearing...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today introduced the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act (H.R. 3924) to update pay and benefits for the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement. The goal of the legislation is to increase retention rates and provide incentives for more individuals to pursue positions with the Park Police.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Oversight and Reform Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), wrote Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) urgently calling for a hearing on the IRS leaking thousands of Americans’ sensitive tax information.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: To help foster wider access to voting, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting information from the public about barriers that limit the ability of people with disabilities to vote privately and independently.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. Phase 3.1 includes substantial revisions to the questionnaire. Additional questions address the following new topics: disability, child health access, telehealth and child care. Also included are...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: This morning the Finance Committee welcomes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to discuss the president’s 2022 budget proposal.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers circulated a memo on Big Tech to Energy and Commerce Committee Republican members and staff. The memo outlines the third pillar of her Big Tech Accountability Platform, which addresses concerns regarding the relationship Big Tech has with China, in particular their potential access to the personal information of Americans.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Biden announced that newly confirmed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Lina Khan will serve as Chair of the agency...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee markup on drinking water legislation and PFAS chemicals.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Following a new report from the New York State Bar Association finding Governor Andrew Cuomo’s deadly nursing home order resulted in more deaths and should have been ended sooner, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted Democrats for their continued refusal to hold Governor Cuomo accountable...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) led a letter with 17 House Democratic colleagues today to President Joe Biden in support of the administration’s climate-focused America the Beautiful Initiative and to offer suggestions to strengthen the program.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers issued the following statement on Commissioner Lina Khan’s appointment to lead the Federal Trade Commission.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) opened today’s hearing on “Jumpstarting Main Street: Bringing Jobs & Wealth Back to Forgotten America," by emphasizing how the Biden Administration’s radical policies, such as the American Jobs Plan and the Green New Deal, would place an enormous financial burden on all Americans, stifle affordable energy, and destroy millions of quality jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee markup of drinking water and PFAS bills...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing to examine the events of January 6, 2021, in which insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt a joint session of Congress convened to count the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay May 30 - June 5, 2021. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
