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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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The Census Open Innovation Labs to Host The Opportunity Project Summit 2023

News Release: - Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau brings together cross-sector collaborators during The Opportunity Project (TOP) Summit to solve some of the world’s major data and technology challenges.
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ROUND UP: Chair Rodgers Statements on the State of the Union

News Release: The American people heard from President Biden on Tuesday evening for his State of the Union. Instead of addressing the many crises facing Americans, like inflation, unaffordable energy, his border crisis, and his weakness against China, President Biden doubled down on his wish list for more radical spending and a socialist agenda.
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Statement from Assistant Secretary Alejandra Y. Castillo on the President's State of the Union Address and Progress Made to Restore and Strengthen the U.S. Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for infrastructure upgrades needed to boost offloading capacity...
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Vidal: 'Now, more than ever, we need to incentivize and protect' innovations in tech

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Officeis seeking nominations for "the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement," the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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Crapo: Americans Can’t Afford More of the Same Tax-and-Spend Strategy

News Release: Washington, D.C.--In an interview with Larry Kudlow on Fox Business, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) talked about his reaction to the damaging tax-and-spend proposals outlined in the President’s State of the Union address.
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What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 8?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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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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Latta: U.S. must be 'an attractive place to invest' in developing satellite technology

House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio) said China is the greatest threat in the changing satellite communications marketplace.
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