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Capito Statement on Biden Federal Highway Administration’s Unauthorized Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Measure Proposed Rule


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Senator Murray Pushes to Ensure Everyone Can Access Over-the-Counter Birth Control as FDA Considers First-Ever Application


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Statement from Senator Murray on Biden Issuing an Abortion Executive Order, Following Murray-Led Push from Senate Democrats


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Senate GOP Leaders Press CBO, JCT for True Cost of Democrats’ Obamacare Spending Spree Amid Record-High Inflation


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Maternal and Infant Health Care Provider to Testify Before Senate HELP about Importance of Life-Affirming Care


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Oversight...


Crapo Statement at Treasury and HHS Nominations Hearing
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at hearing to consider the nominations of Jay Shambaugh for Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs and Rebecca Haffajee for Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to Russia’s manipulation of humanitarian aid to Syria at the UN Security Council (UNSC).


Who Raises Taxes Heading Into a Recession?
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News Release: Who Raises Taxes Heading Into a Recession?.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act to enhance the institutional independence of the Census Bureau and to improve its operations.


Senate GOP Leaders Press CBO, JCT for True Cost of Democrats’ Obamacare Spending Spree Amid Record-High Inflation
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--Senate Republican leaders have sent a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) requesting more information on the potential budgetary and economic impacts of making the temporary expansion of premium tax credits (PTC), justified as pandemic relief by Democrats, permanent.


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Fact Check: Economists Dispute  Democrats’ Claim that Inflation Is Fueled by Corporate Greed
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News Release: Fact Check: Economists Dispute Democrats’ Claim that Inflation Is Fueled by Corporate Greed.


Crapo, Brady, Risch on Treasury’s Desperate Attempt to Force Global Tax Agreement
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), U.S. House Ways and Means Republican Leader, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement...


JCT Confirms Democrats’ Proposals Increase Taxes on All Americans
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--A new pair of analyses by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shows that the Democrats’ latest tax-and-spend provisions under discussion will increase taxes on millions of Americans making less than $400,000 per year, and the average tax rate for every single income category...


Senator Murray Pushes to Ensure Everyone Can Access Over-the-Counter Birth Control as FDA Considers First-Ever Application
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on news that the first application for an over-the-counter birth control pill has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review today.


Senator Murray Urges Department Of Justice To Issue New Rules To Ensure Protections for People with Disabilities On The Internet
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News Release: Dear Assistant Attorney General Clarke: We are writing to you to urge the Department of Justice to restart the rulemaking process under Titles II and III of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ensure that it includes protections to stop the persistent exclusion of people with disabilities from...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominations
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to consider two nominations. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an op-ed for The Wheeling Intelligencer , U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, discussed her opposition to President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Office of Air and Radiation, Joe Goffman.