By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and improper payment prevention effort. The requested study focuses on the coordination and effectiveness of the anti-fraud work conducted by these contractors. The members wrote...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed revisions to its cement sector rules, including extending the date for compliance. Last fall, the House passed H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose the rules so they are both economically and technically achievable.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of recent media reports of possible safety incidents at one of the nation’s most sensitive biolabs, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Subcommittee...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: The Washington Examiner Editorial Board this weekend blasted the Department of Energy for its recent “Beyond Solyndra" propaganda, which points to the electric car company Fisker, who received a $529 million loan to make $100,000+ electric sports cars, as an example validating the Obama administration’s...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After enduring nearly six years of opposition and a grueling permitting process, Shell will finally begin energy exploration in Alaska’s Arctic waters next month. Exactly one year ago, the House passed bipartisan legislation to help streamline permitting in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas where drilling is expected to commence shortly, a legislative solution that would prevent similar energy and job creation delays in the future.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 25. The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hear from experts about how technological innovations are changing the way Americans consume video content. The Environment and...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today on “Electronic Submission of Hazardous Waste Manifests - Modernizing for the 21st Century." Currently, those possessing hazardous waste must keep a multi-page, ...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2012
News Release: In an astonishing piece of propaganda entitled “Beyond Solyndra," the Obama administration today points to an electric car company whose loan has been suspended as an example to validate their massive federal efforts. Unfortunately, the sad reality is even when you get “Beyond Solyndra," the Obama Department of Energy’s risky investments are still littered with failure...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statements on the Supreme Court’s decision in FCC vs. FOX...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to examine the National Institutes of Health, including a look at its funding priorities and its progress implementing reforms. NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins provided insight into the implementation...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Taking a stand for American-made energy and job creation, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H.R. 4480, with bipartisan support by a vote of 248 to 163. This important energy and jobs package, sponsored by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO), includes...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2012
News Release: “It’s no secret that I don’t see eye-to-eye with President Obama on energy policy, but perhaps the most inexplicable energy policy move this administration has made was the June 2011 decision to withdraw 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with no plan to replace them. It is...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced five bipartisan measures and approved the committee’s Semi-Annual Committee Activity Report. All measures passed the committee by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, S. 3187, by unanimous voice vote. The measure is a key component of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s jobs agenda, and will make major improvements to help keep and create jobs...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its work to create jobs and protect taxpayer dollars, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing today on “The Federal Green Jobs Agenda." Just prior to the hearing, the subcommittee released the report, “Where are the Jobs? - ...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its hearing on the American Energy initiative with a focus on EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations. Members heard from witnesses who expressed concerns about rules that have...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are seeking answers about the president’s recently issued Executive Order establishing an Interagency Working Group that will be involved in the regulation of hydraulic fracturing. Members wrote today to EPA Administrator...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 19, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week the House will vote on a package of energy bills designed to increase American energy production and create jobs. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act is the latest energy and jobs proposal to hit the House floor this Congress as part of House Republicans’ American Energy Initiative. Included in the package are two measures advanced by the Energy and Commerce Committee: the Gasoline Regulations Act and the Strategic Energy Production Act.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 18, 2012
News Release: Let’s make a deal, Obama-style . As published in The Mercury. By Rep. Joe Pitts. “I’m going to have all the negotiations around a big table. We’ll have doctors and nurses and hospital administrators. Insurance companies, drug companies - they’ll get a seat at the table, they just won’t be able to buy every...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 18, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY) today announced a bipartisan agreement on the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation...
