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The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Wyden, Crapo Announce Senate Finance Subcommittee Assignments

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, today announced subcommittee assignments, Joint Committee on Taxation membership and the designation of members to serve as Congressional Trade Advisors for the 118th Congress, which have been approved unanimously by the full committee...
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Republican Majority Begins Oversight Agenda Highlighting Demand for American Energy, Minerals

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held its first hearing of the 118th Congress, titled "Unleashing America's Energy and Mineral Potential." Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.
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Smith Announces 118th Congress Ways and Means Subcommittee Chairs

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) today released the following statement as he announced subcommittee chair assignments for the 118th Congress...
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Chair Rodgers: Government Must Be Accountable to “We, the People”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s full committee markup of Energy and Commerce’s Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.
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Ways and Means Republicans Seek Answers on Hundreds of Billions in Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits

News Release: Washington, DC - After President Biden once again declared “the watchdogs are back" during the State of the Union yesterday, a hearing on unemployment insurance fraud convened by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) revealed that the federal government still does not know exactly how much money was stolen by criminals in unemployment benefits.
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Comer Introduces Legislation to Shine the Light on Regulatory Guidance

News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren, Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter yesterday to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen requesting that she revise the rules governing how and when the Board of Governors may delegate critical supervisory and enforcement responsibilities to Board staff.
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Chair Rodgers: Biden’s Public Health Officials Have Broken People’s Trust

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee hearing titled “The Federal Response to COVID-19."
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Chair Rodgers: Biden’s Public Health Officials Have Broken People’s Trust

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee hearing titled “The Federal Response to COVID-19."
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Severe storm research campaign kicks off second year of data gathering

News Release: This winter has brought multiple rounds of devastating severe weather to the southeastern U.S., with more than 200 reported tornadoes and 14 fatalities. To better understand the deadly storms in this region, scientists will conduct research as they travel through seven states in the second year of one of the largest and most comprehensive severe storm field projects to date.
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Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Applaud Passage of H.R. 185

News Release: Washington, D.C. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 185, a bill to the End Cruel International Travel COVID Shot Mandate...
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Notice published on Feb. 8 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s legislative hearing titled “Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation In Satellite Communications Technologies."
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting discussed on Feb. 8 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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NIST Director Laurie Locascio Elected to National Academy of Engineering

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Laurie E. Locascio, under secretary of commerce for standards and technology and director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering - one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
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Commerce Department publishes rule on Feb. 8

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks on “Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies."
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Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Speaks on House Floor in Favor of H.R. 185

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during debate on H.R. 185, a bill to end the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for people traveling to the United States.
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C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s legislative hearing titled “Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation In Satellite Communications Technologies."
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Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on the Federal Government’s Response to COVID-19

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee hearing titled “The Federal Response to COVID-19."
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