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Sens Cruz, Cantwell and Reps Curtis, Moulton Introduces Consumer Protection Bill on Recording Smart Devices

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act.


Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Biden Administration’s Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves

Incoming U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is pressing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Commissioner Richard L. Trumka, Jr. to disclose data and information regarding the CPSC’s efforts to ban gas stoves.


Senate Commerce Committee Delivers Progress for American Families, Economy, Future Under Chair Cantwell

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released a review of Committee achievements during the 117th Congress.


Cantwell, Grassley Continue Fight Against Skyrocketing Drug Costs

Senators reintroduce widely supported, common sense bills to increase transparency and curb deceptive practices by prescription drug middlemen


Sens Cruz, Cantwell and Reps Curtis, Moulton Introduces Consumer Protection Bill on Recording Smart Devices

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act.


Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Biden Administration’s Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves

Incoming U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is pressing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Commissioner Richard L. Trumka, Jr. to disclose data and information regarding the CPSC’s efforts to ban gas stoves.


Graves Announces T&I Subcommittee Chairs for 118th Congress

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the chairs of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 118th Congress.


Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to Hold Organizational Meeting, Followed by First Hearing of the 118th Congress on the State of Infrastructure and the Supply Chain

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the Committee will hold its organizational meeting for the 118th Congress at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.


House Passes Bill to Improve FAA Safety System that Suffered Recent Meltdown

A bill to improve the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) pilot safety notification system, and two bills to improve and increase transparency in federal programs for disaster assistance, were approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives today.


Chairwoman Foxx: Education Bureaucracy Failed Students

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week to condemn schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, for withholding National Merit Scholarship Commendation award letters from hundreds of students.


Foxx to Agency Heads: No Double Standards

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters yesterday to the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services asking whether the Biden administration’s policy of making committee chairmen’s inquiries a priority will change now with the Republican majority in the House.


Chairwoman Foxx: Open the Gates to Education Freedom

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week in celebration of National School Choice Week.


Student Loan Roundtable Readout: Borrowers Need Stability

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) hosted a roundtable to discuss the consequences of the Biden administration’s student loan agenda for borrowers, taxpayers, and servicers.


Republican PELL Act Will Revolutionize the Workforce

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), along with Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Agriculture Committee Chair "GT" Thompson (R-PA), introduced H.R. 496, the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act, which expands educational and credentialing opportunities for workers looking to gain skills in high-demand fields.


Chairwoman Foxx Speaks at National School Choice Week Rally

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke at the National School Choice Week Rally in Washington, D.C. to highlight the importance of education freedom.


Foxx Welcomes Education and the Workforce Committee Members

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) welcomed the new and returning Republican Members appointed to serve on the Committee in the 118th Congress.


Foxx Op-Ed: Empower Parents to Be Educational Entrepreneurs

Parents are embracing an education marketplace model, where students and families can choose schools that fit their needs.


Education Freedom or Bust

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) praised the ‘‘National School Choice Week’’ resolution, introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for which she is an original cosponsor:


Granger Announces Appropriations Subcommittee Rosters

House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) announced the Republican subcommittee rosters for the 118th Congress. Granger will serve as an ex officio member on all twelve subcommittees. Republican Subcommittee Rosters Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration


Granger Officially Named Chair of House Appropriations Committee

Rep. Kay Granger (TX), released the following statement after the Republican Conference officially named her chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee for the 118th Congress.