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McCaul Urges Administration to Send More Weapon Systems in Face of Putin’s Illegal Attempted Annexation
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McCaul Urges Administration to Send More Weapon Systems in Face of Putin’s Illegal Attempted Annexation


McCaul & Comer Press Blinken on China Detaining U.S. Diplomats in COVID Quarantine Camps
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McCaul & Comer Press Blinken on China Detaining U.S. Diplomats in COVID Quarantine Camps


McCaul, Republican Colleagues Send Letter to Special Envoy Kerry Requesting All Documents Be Preserved
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McCaul, Republican Colleagues Send Letter to Special Envoy Kerry Requesting All Documents Be Preserved



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News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expressing concern over the “Workers’ Voice Summit" hosted by the...


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News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 6, 2022) – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing environmental justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is targeting its Enhancing Lead-Safe Work Practices through Education and Outreach (ELSWPEO) initiative to raise awareness about childhood lead exposure and protect environmentally overburdened communities.


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News Release: GENEVA, Switzerland-Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) September 2022 jobs report...


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News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Local Government Advisory Committee Contact: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov WASHINGTON (October 7, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a solicitation for nominations to serve on its Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), which advises EPA on critical environmental issues impacting local governments. The agency is also accepting nominations for LGAC’s Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS).


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News Release: NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has lodged a settlement with the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority (SBRSA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey that will resolve violations of Clean Air Act and New Jersey ...


Chairman Meeks Issues Statement Following Return from P20 in Jakarta
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News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement following his return from the P20 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The P20 is the Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit of the G20 nations, which Chairman Meeks attended in Speaker Pelosi’s stead...


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News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 6, 2022) – The Baltimore County Police Department will pay a $15,800 penalty for hazardous waste violations associated with the improper management of lead-contaminated soil at an outdoor firing range in Timonium, Maryland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. ...


McCaul, Risch on Biden Admin Plan to Provide Sanctions Relief to Venezuela
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today on the Biden Administration’s plan to again provide unilateral sanctions relief to Venezuela’s criminal network.


McCaul Applauds New Export Control Rules for China, Calls for Transparency
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul issued the following statement on news that the U.S. Department of Commerce and their Bureau of Industry Security (BIS) released two new export control rules aimed at China.


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News Release: ATLANTA (October 6, 2022) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented 34 awards to Water


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News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Fox and Friends" on Fox News to discuss federal charges facing Hunter Biden. Ranking Member Comer emphasized these charges against Hunter Biden pale in comparison to Hunter Biden and the Biden family’s influence peddling and suspicious foreign business deals with foreign adversaries opposed to U.S. interests.


EPA recognizes the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for efforts to promote water efficiency, cost savings
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News Release: DENVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District as among 34 awardees across the nation recognized as Water


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News Release: BOSTON (Oct. 7, 2022)—Today at an event in East Boston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox joined EPA Regional Administrator David Cash, Senator Ed Markey, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu, and others to feature Boston Harbor – the history of its cleanup and the investments for the future – as a national success story and part of the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act celebration tour.


EPA Orders East Chicago Sanitary District to Cease Discharges of Untreated Wastewater to the Grand Calumet River
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News Release: CHICAGO (October 7, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an administrative order under its Clean Water Act authority to the East Chicago Sanitary District in East Chicago, Indiana, to stop an ongoing discharge of untreated wastewater to the Grand Calumet River following the rupture of a major sewer line. The agency urges residents and visitors to the area to avoid contact with the river until further notice.


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News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (October 6, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that four Louisiana agencies will receive a total of $5 million in Brownfield grant funding. The announcement was made at an event in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this week. The agencies being awarded include the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the City/Parish of Baton Rouge, the South Central Planning and Development Commission and the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission.


EPA Recognizes North Carolina WaterSense Partners for Promoting Water Efficiency and Cost-Savings
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News Release: ATLANTA (October 6, 2022) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented 34 awards to Water