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Rodgers Named Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee Jan 10, 2023 Press Release

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement on being named Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.


Chair Rodgers Congratulates Kevin McCarthy on Becoming Speaker of the House

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after Kevin McCarthy was elected to serve as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress:



J. Smith Statement on Selection as Next Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee

Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after being selected to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means for the 118th Congress:


Arrington: How Pro-Growth Policies Can Avert a Fiscal Crisis

Ways and Means Republican Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) detailed how restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington will require Congress to rein in runaway spending and return to policies that strengthen and grow the economy in a new op-ed in the Washington Examiner.To read Rep. Arrington’s full op-ed, click here.


Chair Rodgers: GAO Gain-of-Function Research Report Affirms Our Concerns with HHS P3CO Framework

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after the Government Accountability Office issued a report titled “HHS Could Improve Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens,” which is commonly referred to as “gain-of-function" research.



Smith: Congress Must Confront Joe Biden’s Inflation Mess  President Biden and Washington Democrats created a vicious cycle of deficit spending leading to higher prices and rising interest rates the American people cannot afford.

“President Biden and Washington Democrats created a vicious cycle of deficit spending leading to higher prices and rising interest rates the American people cannot afford.



Fact Check: Hell-bent on Supercharging IRS Against Middle Class, Democrats Once Again Mislead Public

Treasury’s own proposal published in 2021 shows that the IRS would add 86,852 full-time equivalent employees by 2031. When CBO analyzed the proposal, it acknowledged the IRS would more than double its head count.


The Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

Republicans are blocking the Biden Administration from unleashing 87,000 new IRS agents to go after families and small businesses and their unprecedented increase in IRS audits



Wyden Statement on House Republican Tax Cheating Bill

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the House Republican bill rescinding the IRS funding Democrats passed in the Inflation Reduction Act to crack down on tax cheating by the wealthy and corporations:


Wyden Statement on CBO Score of House Republican Bill Rescinding IRA Funding

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the newly released CBO score of the House Republican bill rescinding funding Democrats passed in the Inflation Reduction Act to crack down on tax cheating by the wealthy and corporations.


 Westerman Welcomes Committee Members for 118th Congress

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) welcomed the members the Republican Steering Committee recommended to serve on the committee in the 118th Congress.


 Westerman Confirmed Committee Chairman for 118th Congress

Today, the Republican Conference ratified a resolution confirming U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) as chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources for the 118th Congress.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a potential link between the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine and strokes in adults over 65 years of age:


Comer Calls on White House to Release Biden’s Wilmington Residence Visitor Log, Questions Why Biden Aides Continue to Search Properties in Wake of Special Counsel

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain to release the visitor log for President Biden’s Wilmington residence and provide documents and communications about all properties and locations searched, including the identities of the Biden aides conducting the searches.


Comer: Biden’s Three Strikes Against Transparency Will Be Met with Swift Congressional Oversight

Comer: Biden’s Three Strikes Against Transparency Will Be Met with Swift Congressional Oversight


Comer: Anonymous Chinese Donations to UPenn Potentially Influenced Biden Administration Policies

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) President M. Elizabeth Magill to provide information about anonymous Chinese donations to UPenn and the Penn Biden Center.