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Pallone Floor Statement On The South Asian Heart Health Awareness And Research Act
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Pallone Floor Statement On The South Asian Heart Health Awareness And Research Act


Pallone Floor Statement On The South Asian Heart Health Awareness And Research Act
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Pallone Floor Statement On The South Asian Heart Health Awareness And Research Act


JCT Confirms: Tax Costs Exponentially Outweigh Benefits
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has issued an analysis of effects of the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend bill on taxpayers in each income category.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the process to apply for federal disaster recovery aid has advanced in the Senate. The legislation would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a universal...


Neal Statement on July 2022 Jobs Report
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News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) July 2022 jobs report...


Wyden Releases New Data Showing Rock-Bottom Tax Rates Paid By Companies Subject To Minimum Tax
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News Release: Washington, D.C.-Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released new data provided by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) showing the rock-bottom effective tax rates paid by hugely profitable companies that would potentially be subject to the minimum corporate tax, based on recent financial statement income and effective tax rate requirements.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to bolster government efficiency, save taxpayer dollars, and support small businesses seeking government contracts advanced in the Senate. The bills would enable the federal government to acquire new technologies created...


Rodgers Statement on Biden Administration’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement today after the Biden administration declared a public health emergency (PHE) for the current monkeypox outbreak in the United States.


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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) announced they will introduce the Responsible Education Assistance through Loan (REAL) Reforms Act, a bill that offers commonsense and fiscally responsible reforms to benefit students and borrowers in our country’s federal student loan system.


Pallone Writes in Strong Support of FDA’s Proposal to Prohibit Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted a comment letter today in strong support of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rules to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and to prohibit all characterizing flavors in cigars. The agency proposed the rules earlier this year to reduce the appeal of cigarettes and cigars, particularly among young people, and improve public health outcomes.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - In response to the Biden administration’s decision to resume negotiations on an Iran nuclear deal, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement.


Graves Disaster Recovery Legislation Prompts Change at FEMA to Ensure Communities Can Recover Faster
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News Release: A bipartisan bill by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) to expedite disaster recovery projects across the Nation, particularly in small and rural areas, has prompted the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to update what it considers to be a “small project" for communities seeking disaster assistance.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to detect and seize illegal drugs at the Northern and Southern Borders and counter human trafficking have advanced in the Senate. The bills would improve...


JCT: Democrats’ proposals increase taxes on millions of Americans
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The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates the Democrats’ latest reckless tax-and-spend proposal will increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket, with more than half of the tax increases on Americans making less than $400,000 per year.


Pallone Writes in Strong Support of FDA’s Proposal to Prohibit Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted a comment letter today in strong support of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rules to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and to prohibit all characterizing flavors in cigars. The agency proposed the rules earlier this year to reduce the appeal of cigarettes and cigars, particularly among young people, and improve public health outcomes.


Congressional Scorekeeper Confirms Democrats’ Reconciliation Bill Raises Drug Prices
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Despite Democrats’ claims that their latest budget reconciliation bill will lower prices for families, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today confirmed that the Democrats’ proposed prescription drug price controls will cause prices for new drugs to be more expensive, in response...


Rodgers Statement on Biden Administration’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement today after the Biden administration declared a public health emergency (PHE) for the current monkeypox outbreak in the United States.


Congressional Scorekeeper Confirms Democrats’ Reconciliation Bill Raises Drug Prices
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Despite Democrats’ claims that their latest budget reconciliation bill will lower prices for families, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today confirmed that the Democrats’ proposed prescription drug price controls will cause prices for new drugs to be more expensive, in response...


Rodgers Statement on Biden Administration’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement today after the Biden administration declared a public health emergency (PHE) for the current monkeypox outbreak in the United States.