By EPA Newswire | Oct 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office to examine the government’s role in addressing cybersecurity challenges.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 4, 2011
News Release: Event: Press conference for members of Congress to accept over 1.6 million petitions from American citizens who are urging Congress to immediately repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as ObamaCare. Ken Hoagland, chairman of Restore America’s Voice Foundation, will deliver the petitions to the Capitol.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 4, 2011
News Release: No Regrets? Hindsight is Always 20/20? It Went Through the Regular Review Process, and People Felt Like this Was a Good Bet?
By EPA Newswire | Oct 4, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, today reiterated his commitment to advancing legislation to make more efficient and effective use of spectrum, expressing his intent to advance a proposal by the end of this...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) expressed concerns over a new report released today from the Office of the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Inspector General found that EPA failed to follow the government’s own scientific review requirements when issuing its “endangerment finding" for greenhouse gases - a key finding at the core of Obama’s climate change regulatory agenda.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Responding to media reports that the Energy Department has recently approved approximately $1 billion in loan guarantees for two different solar energy projects, Congressman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, expressed concern with the nearly $5 billion in loan guarantees DOE still must finalize over the next 48 hours before the Sept. 30, 2011, deadline.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation today to protect jobs and provide certainty to America’s job creators. H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act, or TRAIN Act, passed the House with strong bipartisan support by a vote of 249 to 169.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Despite receiving a $535 million loan guarantee financed by U.S. taxpayers, two top executives for now-bankrupt Solyndra today refused to answer any questions from the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, instead invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Below is the list of supporters of the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act. Copies of some of the letters can be found here. Copies of some of the letters can be found here.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and every member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations are seeking additional documents from the Department of Energy regarding now-bankrupt Solyndra’s $535 million loan guarantee. In a letter to Secretary Steven...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -The bicameral Repeal CLASS Working Group today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seeking clarification about HHS’ plans to implement the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program and push for more information on critical decisions made by HHS prior to CLASS becoming law.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives began floor debate today on H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts to the Nation Act, known as the TRAIN Act. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Reps. John Sullivan (R-OK) and Jim Matheson (D-UT), requires an interagency review of the cumulative impacts of EPA rules on jobs, energy prices, electric reliability, and America’s overall global economic competitiveness.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today approved bipartisan legislation to protect jobs and enhance the security of nation’s pipeline infrastructure.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and every member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations are seeking answers from the venture capitalists behind Solyndra. In the letters to Argonaut Private Equity and Madrone Capital Partners, Members are seeking...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today expressed concern to Energy Secretary Steven Chu as his agency prepares to dole out nearly $9 billion in stimulus loan guarantees that must be finalized by Sept. 30, 2011. Of the $18 billion in loan guarantees made available by the stimulus, ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today blasted Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and CFO W.G. Stover for reneging on their written assurances that they would not take the Fifth Amendment while...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A group of House Republicans focused on improving the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory process are holding a first-of-its kind Jobs and Innovation Forum, with a focus on medical devices, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at 2 p.m. ET. Medical device innovators will demo their...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 15, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), today held a hearing to discuss the European Union’s privacy and data collection regulations and the impact they have had on the global Internet economy.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 14, 2011
News Release: WATCH the Today Show Highlight “Green Embarrassment"
By EPA Newswire | Sep 14, 2011
News Release: REALITY CHECK. Obama Press Secretary Tries to Dismiss White House Pressure to Rush Solyndra Loan as OMB E-mails Reveal Corners Were Cut. According to media reports, White House spokesman Jay Carney today tried, but failed, to dismiss an Energy and Commerce report on White House e-mails that clearly show...
