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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. 8296, the Women’s Health Protection Act, which restores the right to abortion nationwide...

Capito, Sullivan Work to Overturn Biden’s Onerous NEPA Rules, Save Historic Infrastructure Investments

By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined her colleague Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in introducing S.J. Res. 55 , a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). With all 48 of their ...

President Biden Should Look to America for Energy, Not Saudi Arabia

News Release: Inflation just hit another 40-year high. The price of everything is surging, and it’s because of President Joe Biden’s war on American energy with actions like shutting down pipelines and canceling oil and gas leases in places like Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. His message to American energy workers is we don’t need your business here despite surging energy prices for every family in this country.

Peters Hosts U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus at Michigan’s Busiest Border Crossings

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 16, 2022

News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was joined by Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chris Magnus for a firsthand look at the important role that CBP plays in facilitating secure and efficient trade and...

Pallone Floor Statement on the Women’s Health Protection Act

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. 8296, the Women’s Health Protection Act, which restores the right to abortion nationwide...

Pallone Floor Statement on the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

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. 8297, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act...

Leader Rodgers: This Extreme Agenda for More Abortion Promotes Fear and Dehumanization

By EPA Newswire | Jul 16, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led debate against Democrats’ “Ensuring Access to Abortion Act" today.

Chairs Maloney and Lynch Launch Inquiry into Veteran Records-Retrieval Companies

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent letters to veteran records-retrieval companies Aardvark Research Group, Angels Research, and DD214Direct requesting...

Oversight Committee Priorities Included in Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included several legislative efforts championed by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Leader Rodgers: Defending Life is the Human Rights Issue of Our Generation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led debate against Democrats’ Abortions on Demand Until Birth Act on the House floor. It nationalizes abortion for all nine months of pregnancy. Leader Rodgers defended the unborn because “all lives are worth living."

Pallone Floor Statement on the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

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. 8297, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act...

Pallone Floor Statement on the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

By EPA Newswire | Jul 16, 2022

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. 8297, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act...

ICYMI: Comer Joins Fox News Primetime, Reveals President’s Brother Peddled Political Connections in the Middle East to Secure Loan

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News to discuss new information revealing President Biden’s brother, James Biden, promised to use his political connections in the Middle East to secure funding for Americore...

President Biden Should Look to America for Energy, Not Saudi Arabia

By EPA Newswire | Jul 16, 2022

News Release: Inflation just hit another 40-year high. The price of everything is surging, and it’s because of President Joe Biden’s war on American energy with actions like shutting down pipelines and canceling oil and gas leases in places like Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. His message to American energy workers is we don’t need your business here despite surging energy prices for every family in this country.

Republicans Introduce Legislation to Recover Unchecked Unemployment Fraud

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C.--With unemployment fraud leaving taxpayers on the hook for roughly $163 billion, and only slightly more than $4 billion recovered, Senate Republicans, led by Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are introducing legislation to recover funds from unchecked unemployment fraud and provide incentives for States to recover fraudulent payments.

Chairman David Scott Opening Statement at Hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The State of Credit for Young, Beginning, and Underserved Producers”

By USDA Newswire | Jul 15, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The State of Credit for Young, Beginning, and Underserved Producers."

Peters Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Bolster National Security by Preventing Foreign Conflicts of Interest for Federal Contractors

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan bill to require federal agencies to identify and address potential foreign conflicts of interest involving government contractors, including by disqualifying...

House Passes NDAA With McCaul Supported Amendments

By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2022

News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul is pleased to announce House passage of his provision to ensure that the Pentagon better harnesses the ingenuity of small and medium American businesses to address the growing challenges in our nation’s defense industrial...

On Senate Floor, Portman Urges Biden Administration to Put Policies in Place to Deter Illicit Narcotic & Human Traffickers

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, once again urged the Biden administration to secure the southern border, and reform the asylum process that acts as a pull factor to attract unlawful...