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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), sent a letter today to Secretary Blinken, expressing deep concern over the...


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News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 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.


Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Funding Bill
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Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill.


ICYMI: Chairs Carolyn B. Maloney and Raúl Grijalva: We need more inclusive data to drive progress for LGBTQI+ communities
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News Release: As we celebrate the immeasurable contributions of LGBTQI+ people during Pride month and commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, we must also renew our commitment to advancing a more equitable America for our LGBTQI+ communities.


Chair Grijalva Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma. The Court ruled 5-to-4, with Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Neil Gorsuch dissenting.


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Release: Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Vice Chair of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bill.


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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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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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Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill on a 32 to 24 vote.


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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:"


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


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


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


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


McCaul, Meeks, Risch, Menendez Joint Statement on Sudan
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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.


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


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


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