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The Economic Development Administration wants public feedback on its plans to promote innovation and global competitiveness in the U.S. technology sectors by creating regional Tech Hubs.
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Chair Rodgers: Biden's War on American Energy Means Lost Livelihoods in Places Like Midland, TX

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee field hearing in Midland, Texas, titled: “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
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Smith: OECD Must Stop Colluding with Biden Administration to Surrender American Sovereignty

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) must stop colluding with the Biden Administration to enact a global tax deal that will surrender American sovereignty, destroy American jobs, and hand China a global economic competitive advantage, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanded in a letter today to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann.
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Wyden Hearing Statement on Stopping Illegal Trade at the Border to Protect American Workers

News Release: Trade cheats in China and around the world are constantly looking for new ways to evade U.S. trade laws and rip off American jobs. They want to sell illegal products in America - goods made with forced labor, illegally harvested timber and products that steal American IP. Trade cheats are a grave threat to the American workers, farmers, and businesses who play by the rules.
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Commerce Department discusses Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From Mexico: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation on Feb. 16

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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To Protect American Farmers and U.S. Ag Products, the Biden Administration Must Enforce USMCA with Mexico

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Biden Administration must ensure that Mexico abides by its obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and allow American farmers to sell U.S. grown corn and other American-made agriculture products on the Mexican market, write House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (NE-03) in a letter sent to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
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Certain Lemon Juice From Brazil and the Republic of South Africa: Antidumping Duty Orders discussed on Feb. 16 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Smith: IRS’s Failure to Support Whistleblower Pathway Deepens Public Mistrust of the Agency

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After the IRS failed to fulfill a request by Congress’s top tax panel to inform the agency’s more than 80,000 employees about a new whistleblower portal for reporting misconduct and abuse within the agency, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement...
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Chair Rodgers: Biden's War on American Energy Means Lost Livelihoods in Places Like Midland, TX

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee field hearing in Midland, Texas, titled: “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
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State of the Union Showed Biden Has No Plan to Provide Americans Relief from His Inflation Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation remaining at a 41-year high of 6.4 percent, and prices having risen 14.4 percent since President Biden took his oath of office...
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Energy Subcommittee Chair Duncan and Rep. Pfluger Opening Remarks During Texas Field Hearing

News Release: Midland, TX - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks today at the Energy Subcommittee Field Hearing in Midland, Texas, on “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
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U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Talent for Growth Task Force Solicitation of Nominations for Membership discussed on Feb. 16 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Energy Subcommittee Chair Duncan and Rep. Pfluger Opening Remarks During Texas Field Hearing

News Release: Midland, TX - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks today at the Energy Subcommittee Field Hearing in Midland, Texas, on “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
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Smith to Yellen: Do Not Delay Testifying About Biden’s Spending and Tax Plans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rather than keep Congress waiting for the Biden Administration’s plans for how it will use $80 billion in new funding for audits and tax enforcement or details on the myriad of other ways in which the Administration will saddle middle class families with higher taxes and more debt...
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the General Category January Through March Fishery for 2023 discussed on Feb. 16 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Commerce Department discusses Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of No Shipments and Rescission of Review in Part; 2021-2022 on Feb. 16

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Smith Demands Timely and Public Answers from IRS Watchdog on Investigation into Leak of Taxpayer Private Data

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Nineteen months after a massive leak of confidential taxpayer information was published by ProPublica, the American people are still in the dark, charged House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) in a letter sent today to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) J. Russell George.
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Crapo Statement at Hearing on Customs Modernization

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “Ending Trade that Cheats American Workers By Modernizing Trade Laws and Enforcement, Fighting Forced Labor, Eliminating Counterfeits, and Leveling the Playing Field.".
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Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released findings from the Educational Attainment in the United States: 2022 table package, which uses statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement to examine the educational attainment of adults age 18 and older by demographic and social characteristics, such as age, sex, race and nativity.
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Smith: Small Businesses Can’t Catch a Break in Biden’s Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Producer Price Index showed wholesale prices rising by 6 percent, higher than expectations. America’s small businesses are being forced to pay more for goods, leading to higher prices for families...
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