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Leader Rodgers: the American Data Privacy and Protection Act includes the most robust privacy protections in the U.S.

News Release: Washington D.C - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s full Committee markup on several bills protecting Americans and their data, including the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which will give Americans more control over their personal information online than any other law in existence.

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Full Committee Markup Wrap up, National Privacy Standard Passes Committee 53-2

News Release: Energy and Commerce Republicans are leading on bipartisan solutions to ensure online safety for our kids, hold Big Tech accountable for their harms, counter China efforts to surveil us, and strengthen privacy and data protections for all Americans.

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EPA administrator on U.S. Supreme Court's West Virginia v. EPA decision: ‘The Court’s ruling is disheartening’

On June 30, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan issued a statement noting his disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on West Virginia v. EPA and the EPA’s continued effort to regulate the economy to reduce carbon emissions.

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EPA regional administrator on Puerto Rico development violations: 'Polluted stormwater harms water bodies used for fishing and swimming'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency instructed The Kanaan Corporation to adhere to the Clean Water Act permitting pollution-reduction measures in order to address stormwater discharges from a 19-acre site in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, where Kanaan is developing a commercial center, according to a news release.

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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Hail Committee Passage of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following joint statement today after Committee members voted to pass H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) by a vote of 53-2...

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Biden’s Bad Energy Policies Get Worse: Sacrificing Our Energy Reserves and Security to China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democrats in the House just BLOCKED Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ (R-WA) amendment to stop the Biden administration from selling our strategic energy reserves to China.

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Subcommittee Leader Bilirakis Opening Remarks for Full Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s full Committee markup which includes the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act which will protect kids and give Americans more control over their personal online data.