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By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement following Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s decision to pause the docking of Iranian warships in Brazil ahead of his meeting today with President Joe Biden.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites. This includes the Dorado Groundwater Contamination site in Dorado, Puerto Rico.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON (Feb. 10, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites and expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 10, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites – including the 57th and North Broadway Streets, Caney Residential Yards, and Plating Inc. sites in Kansas – and to expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added COVID-19 vaccinations for children, adolescents, and adults to the immunization schedule...

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearings on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, and Thursday, March 9, 2023.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: ATLANTA (Feb. 10, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, including the Westside Lead Superfund site in Atlanta, and expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2023

News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites and to expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country. This includes the General Motors (Central Foundry Division) Superfund site in Massena, NY.

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance regarding the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s inflation rebate provisions, which are aimed at preventing price gouging by drug companies and will help lower out-of-pocket costs for medications covered by Medicare.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

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.

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement in response to the first reading of 2022 Q4 GDP showing 2.9 percent annualized growth...

By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

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.

By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on its Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) program funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. This program provides EPA with approximately $3 billion for ECJ program grants and technical assistance for environmental and climate justice efforts that benefit overburdened communities.

By DOE Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

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.

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will continue to serve as the top Republican of the powerful Senate Finance Committee in the 118th Congress. The Senate Finance Committee oversees more than 50 percent of the federal budget, and Crapo’s position gives Idaho a strong voice in legislation...

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: Dear Attorney General Holder: We write today to encourage the Department of Justice (the Department) to continue a vigorous review of potential payment fraud, anti-money-laundering violations, and other illegal conduct involving payments by banks and third-party payment processors. We believe this review...

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: On Monday, you traveled to New Hampshire to attend a Republican political event and fundraiser, where you gave a speech on Benghazi.[1] You explained the goal of your trip as follows: “I came here to hopefully shape the debate for 2016."[2] After watching a video of your speech, I...

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a group of Republican committee members in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore, requesting their agencies finalize...

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - At the Organizing Meeting for the House Committee on Ways and Means, Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) laid out the agenda for the 118th Congress, including tax relief for middle-class families, fighting the inflation hitting family budgets, ending the labor shortage crushing small businesses, promoting trade policies that open markets to American goods, holding the IRS accountable, and lifting families out of poverty.

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis issued its report for December’s personal consumption expenditures (PCE) showing prices increased 5.0 percent from one year ago...