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Pallone Opening Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Public Health Bills

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Investing in Public Health: Legislation to Support Patients, Workers, and Research:"

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Guthrie Opening Statement on Combatting China’s Influence in American Research

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on public health bills to support patients and research integrity.

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Chairwoman Maloney Seeks Information from Portable Generator Manufacturers on Failure to Adopt Safety Standards

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent letters to portable generator manufacturers Firman Power Equipment, Generac Power Systems, Champion Power Equipment, and DuroMax Power Equipment requesting information regarding the dangers posed by portable generators and whether the manufacturers are taking sufficient steps to mitigate potentially deadly carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from their products.

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Guthrie Opening Statement on Combatting China’s Influence in American Research

By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on public health bills to support patients and research integrity.

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Leader Rodgers Opening Statement on Research Integrity Solutions & Other Public Health Bills

By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on public health bills to support patients and research integrity.

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Portman, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Protect Americans from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Improve Health Security at DHS

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, have introduced the bipartisan Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act to significantly enhance the...

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Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON -Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill.

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McCaul, Meeks, Risch, Menendez Joint Statement on Sudan

By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), today released the below statement calling on the Sudanese military junta to cede power to civilian leaders and respect the rights of freedom of expression and peaceful protest.

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Peters & Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Protect Americans from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Improve Health Security at DHS

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to significantly enhance the federal government’s ability to detect, recognize, and evaluate threats from...

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Comer, Norman Probe White House Involvement in FERC’s Efforts to Curtail Natural Gas Pipelines

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) probed the White House’s involvement in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) draft policy that would place significant barriers...

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Walsh: Access to abortion 'also squarely an economic issue'

By Bob Pepalis | Jun 30, 2022

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case means women will lose access to necessary reproductive medical care.

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McCaul Slams Biden Administration’s Weak Action on China’s Continued Support of Russian Aggression in Ukraine

By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. government has announced that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is providing support to Russian military efforts against Ukraine. In response, the administration has placed multiple Chinese companies on the Commerce Department’s Entity List, but chose not to impose financial...