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Chair Grijalva, 71 Other Members to House Leadership: Keep Permitting Reform Out of a Continuing Resolution






Chairman David Scott Opening Statement at Hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Broadband”
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News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Broadband."


Chairwoman Maloney and Subcommittee Ranking Member Mace Applaud House Passage of the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act
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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Nancy Mace, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 2988, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021...


Global Food Security Reauthorization Legislation Passes with Bipartisan Support
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee marked up and passed H.R. 8446, the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 led by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), and cosponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX).


EPA Honors 2022 Green Power Leaders
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News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Green Power Leadership Award Winners for 2022, honoring three Green Power Partners across the United States: Bimbo Bakeries USA, Google, and T-Mobile. These organizations exemplify the EPA Green Power Partnership (GPP)’s market leadership and impact principles, driving product innovation, enabling green power access, and accelerating the transition to a pollution-free electricity sector.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources convened a markup on five Resolutions of Inquiry(ROIs) submitted by Republican members earlier this year. These ROIs were in direct response to the dozens of unanswered oversight requests made by Republican members throughout this Congress that remainunanswered by the Biden administration.


Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ to Receive Nearly $315,000 of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Reduce Pollution
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News Release: NEW YORK – Today, EPA announced that Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, has been selected to receive one of the first pollution prevention grants to be awarded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides a historic $100 million to fund pollution prevention projects. These grants will allow ...


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News Release: WASHINGTON - Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) opened today’s hearing by emphasizing her commitment to fight for the best interests of her constituents and pledged to protect industries and jobs vital to New Mexico’s economy. In her opening statement, she highlighted...


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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, announced that their bipartisan Planning for Animal Wellness (PAW) Act to help protect pets and other animals during and in the aftermath...


Schedule Advisory
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News Release: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 - 10:00 AM ET.


Comer: Democrats’ War on America’s Energy Producers Jeopardizes Good Jobs and Affordable Energy
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News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on the Democrats’ radical climate agenda by slamming Democrats for funneling Committee resources into a sham, politically motivated investigation of America’s leading oil and gas producers.


Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Preparing America’s Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis
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News Release: Today, we are here to examine how the health sector is contributing to the climate crisis, the ways extreme weather events are disrupting the health care delivery system nationwide, and what’s needed to safeguard our health care infrastructure from these changing conditions.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee marked up and passed H.R. 8446, the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 led by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), and cosponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY).


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement on the announcement that the Senate will vote next week to proceed to consider the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a global treaty to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).


Following Request for Information, New Ways and Means Report Examines the U.S. Health System’s Role in the Climate Crisis
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-The Ways and Means Committee released a new report detailing the role the U.S. health system plays in the climate crisis. After issuing a request for information back in March 2022, this Majority Staff Report analyzes responses from health systems, hospitals, dialysis companies, nursing...


House Passes Peters and Johnson Legislation to Save Taxpayer Dollars by Ensuring Public Buildings Utilize Energy-Efficient Lighting, Heads to President to be Signed Into Law
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-WI) that would help save taxpayer dollars by directing the General Services Administration (GSA) to install...