By EPA Newswire | Mar 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its American Energy Security and Innovation hearing series with a focus on natural gas and electric coordination challenges. This hearing builds on the subcommittee’s March 5 hearing on the importance of fuel diversity, and examined the challenges facing electricity markets as a result of the growing share of natural gas in the nation’s electric generation portfolio.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A report by Bloomberg indicates that President Obama is preparing to expand red tape under the National Environmental Policy Act to block important energy and infrastructure projects. According to Bloomberg, President Obama will soon tell federal agencies that they must consider climate...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today unveiled a new Facebook page highlighting the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s initiative to promote the success of American manufacturers and to help make American manufacturing more competitive in the global marketplace.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today continued its examination of the health care law’s impact on health insurance premiums. Members heard from former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin and an Actuarial Principal at Oliver Wyman, Christopher Carlson, on how these mandates will impact individuals, families, and the health care system.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce announced its schedule for the week of March 18, 2013. The Health Subcommittee will begin the week by exploring America’s looming entitlement crisis. The Energy and Power Subcommittee will continue its American Energy Security and Innovation...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today continued its oversight of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (CFATS) with a hearing to review the progress of the program in safeguarding our nation’s chemical facilities...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are requesting that EPA provide further information regarding the President’s climate change agenda for his second term. Members today wrote to EPA Acting Administrator Robert Perciasepe expressing concern over the impacts of EPA’s recently issued greenhouse gas regulations and the agency’s plans for additional rules that will raise energy prices and impede job creation and economic growth.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A group of bipartisan, bicameral congressional leaders will hold a press conference tomorrow, Friday, March 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss House and Senate bills that would advance construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Friday will mark 1,638 days since the Keystone XL application was first filed with the State Department.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing entitled “Oversight of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and Emergency Communications." Created by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius expressing concern regarding the draft health care exchange application materials recently posted on HHS’ website. The Associated Press reported, “Applying for benefits...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the ongoing effort to protect taxpayer dollars, Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today continued their examination of the president’s broadband stimulus programs, requesting information from both the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and Government...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today continued its bipartisan oversight of the Department of Energy’s management of our nation’s nuclear security enterprise with a hearing to examine the management and administrative...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In an ongoing effort to examine how the new health care law impacts Americans, the Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss “Obamacare’s Impact on Jobs." While the law will not be fully implemented until 2014, businesses are already experiencing...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today announced the Subcommittees on Communications and Technology, Health, and Oversight and Investigations will hold a “Health Information Technology" hearing series March 19-21 to discuss the critical role of technology in the health care industry...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its schedule for the week of March 11, 2013. On Wednesday, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will continue its oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons complex. Also on Wednesday, the Health Subcommittee will discuss...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Reserve yesterday released a report confirming that uncertainty and increased costs caused by the health care law are leading employers to lay off workers and slowing new job creation. The “Beige Book " - which summarizes economic conditions from twelve regions across the...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today outlined a new path forward on the Keystone XL pipeline, releasing a discussion draft of legislation that will remove the project’s fate from the president’s hands and clear away the roadblocks preventing construction of the pipeline.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner and Republican leaders today urged President Obama to support House Republicans’ efforts to help Americans suffering from pre-existing conditions obtain affordable health care. On Feb. 15, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Subcommittees: * Oversight and Investigations (113th Congress) . As part of the ongoing review by the House Energy and Commerce Committee into mental health issues raised by the Newtown tragedy, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and ranking member Diana DeGette (D-CO) ...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Oversight of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and Emergency Communications." Witnesses to be announced.
