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Comer, Oversight Republicans Seek Biden Administration’s Plan to Address the Economic Crisis  
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans are again calling on National Economic Council Director Brian Deese to provide the Biden Administration’s plan to address the worst economic crisis facing the American people...


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee onScience, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) sent a letter to the White House requesting the documents and communications necessary to conduct oversight of the administration’s response to scientific integrity violations by a senior White House science advisor. In part, the members wrote.


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Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing to Review the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act


EPA settles with Transchem Inc. over violations of Toxic Substances Control Act in Carlsbad, California
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News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement with chemical import and distribution company Transchem Inc. for violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The company has agreed to pay a $147,617 civil penalty.


Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Should Use Massive Funding Boost to Fix Numerous Existing Problems
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting detailed plans for how the agency will spend the massive $80 billion injection of mandatory funding recently...


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News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Sen. Brian Schatz introduced a resolution recognizing Banned Books Week and condemning the profound attacks on books and freedom of expression in the...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022...


Barrasso: Long-Duration Energy Storage is Critical for Maintaining Electric Reliability
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a full committee hearing to examine opportunities and challenges in deploying innovative battery and non-battery technologies for energy storage.


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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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Securing Open Source Software Act to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the...


Rep. Armstrong: H.R. 8542 Will Endanger People’s Lives & Make America Less Safe
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), a Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led floor debate in opposition to H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, which would make our communities less safe. As he said today, this bill will “endanger the mental health professional, the suspect, the person experiencing a mental health crisis, and the person who called 911."


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022...


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Comer & Foxx Investigate Whether Biden Administration Officials Working on Student Loan Bailout Stand to Benefit Financially


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News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the Strategic EV Management Act to streamline the process of recycling and reusing vehicle batteries from the federal fleet of electric vehicles and move the United States closer to energy independence.


McMorris Rodgers, Westerman Lead Legislation Strengthening American Supply Chains
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) joined the bill as original cosponsors.


Rep. Armstrong: H.R. 8542 Will Endanger People’s Lives & Make America Less Safe
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), a Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led floor debate in opposition to H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, which would make our communities less safe. As he said today, this bill will “endanger the mental health professional, the suspect, the person experiencing a mental health crisis, and the person who called 911."


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News Release: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 - 9:30 AM ET.


McMorris Rodgers, Westerman Lead Legislation Strengthening American Supply Chains
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) joined the bill as original cosponsors.


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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is celebrating 11 home builders and six home raters with the 2022 Indoor air


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GOP Committee Leaders Call Out Biden Administration For Overstepping Regulatory Authority On Wotus


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Chair Abigail Spanberger Opening Statement at Hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Title II Conservation Programs"