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Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on the Farm Bill’s Nutrition Title
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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Farm Bill 2023: Nutrition Programs."


Wyden, Crapo Announce Senate Finance Subcommittee Assignments
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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...


Republican Majority Begins Oversight Agenda Highlighting Demand for American Energy, Minerals
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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.


Smith Announces 118th Congress Ways and Means Subcommittee Chairs
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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...


Chair Rodgers: Government Must Be Accountable to “We, the People”
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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 full committee markup of Energy and Commerce’s Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.


Ways and Means Republicans Seek Answers on Hundreds of Billions in Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits
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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.


McCaul and Salazar on the Release of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) released the following statement on the news that 222 political prisoners in Nicaragua, including a U.S. citizen, have been released and are en route to the United States.


Comer Introduces Legislation to Shine the Light on Regulatory Guidance
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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.


C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing
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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."


ROUND UP: Chair Rodgers Statements on the State of the Union
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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.


Chair Rodgers: Biden’s Public Health Officials Have Broken People’s Trust
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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."


Chair Rodgers: Biden’s Public Health Officials Have Broken People’s Trust
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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."


Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks on “Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies”
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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."


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Applaud Passage of H.R. 185
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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...


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Applaud Passage of H.R. 185
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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...


Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks on “Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies”
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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."


Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on the Federal Government’s Response to COVID-19
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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."


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


Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on the Federal Government’s Response to COVID-19
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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."


Chairwoman Stabenow Statement on the USDA School Nutrition Standards Proposal
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed rule updating school nutrition standards.