By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), this week held its third hearing examining the broadband loan and grants programs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utility Service (RUS). During the hearing, members examined the speed and effectiveness of the loan and grant programs doled out through the president’s stimulus program.
By EPA Newswire | May 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), today continued its “where the jobs are" hearing series with a focus on American tourism, a relative bright spot in our nation’s economy. Tourism in the United States is a multibillion-dollar...
By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: American families and businesses continue to struggle with high gas prices. High energy prices don’t just affect Americans at the pump, they contribute to the costs of products families consume every day. But instead of offering relief, the president has only offered excuses, blaming high prices on speculators...
By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today issued the following statement on the ongoing investigation into the...
By EPA Newswire | May 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today unanimously approved the “Food and Drug Administration Reform Act," H.R. 5651, by a vote of 46 to 0. The legislation ensures continuation of various FDA programs, including the Prescription Drug User Fee...
By EPA Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of its ongoing effort to save taxpayer dollars, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), today held a hearing on “Budget and Spending Concerns at HHS." This is the fourth in a series of hearings on the administration’s efforts to...
By EPA Newswire | May 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), continued its American Energy Initiative series today with a hearing to discuss two pieces of bipartisan legislation to improve America’s power generation.
By EPA Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to swiftly schedule a vote on the nomination...
By EPA Newswire | May 8, 2012
News Release: As a negotiator from the Energy and Commerce Committee, provisions within our purview include the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program under the Clean Air Act and vehicle safety overseen by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On vehicle safety, I will be particularly focused...
By EPA Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to two new proposals issued today by the Obama administration impacting American oil and gas production. The Bureau of Land Management finalized a new rule adding requirements for...
By EPA Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to TransCanada’s reapplication for a Presidential Permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. The company submitted its original permit for the pipeline’s construction in September 2008, which President Obama delayed consideration of, and eventually denied, in January 2012, after multiple federal bureaucratic reviews.
By EPA Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce detailed its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 7, 2012. Continuing its focus on protecting jobs and innovation, the Subcommittee on Health will consider and vote on legislation to reauthorize and establish various FDA user...
By EPA Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged President Obama to formally re-nominate NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Members Joe Barton (R-TX), John Sullivan (R-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Olson (R-TX), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In response to a disturbing video brought to light this week exposing a top Obama EPA appointee’s description of his “crucify them" enforcement strategy to punish oil and gas companies, Republican members of the Energy and Commerce Committee are launching an investigation into the agency’s...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee continue to investigate evidence of a “chilled work environment" created under Chairman Jaczko’s leadership at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Republican members of the committee wrote to Jaczko today requesting information about the Commission’s...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today launched a bipartisan Federal Spectrum Working Group to examine how the federal government can use the nation’s airwaves more efficiently.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today selected Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitefield (R-KY) to serve on the Conference Committee that will negotiate a House and Senate agreement on transportation legislation.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced reconciliation legislative recommendations required by the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget resolution.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing their investigation into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s management, members of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko a letter yesterday seeking information related to the NRC’s governance, including the chairman’s role as principal executive officer.
