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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.


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News Release: Brady: It’s A Painful Time for American Families in Biden’s Cruel Economy.


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News Release: Brady: June Jobs Report’s Red Flags for Economy: Shrinking Workforce Continues.


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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.


Chairman David Scott, Ranking Member Glenn "GT" Thompson Announce Online Farm Bill Feedback Form
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News Release: WASHINGTON - An integral part of the oversight and review process of the 2018 Farm Bill and further preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill is getting direct input from producers, stakeholders, and consumers on how various farm bill programs are working for them.


Brady: All Allegations of IRS Political Targeting Should Be Investigated 
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News Release: Brady: All Allegations of IRS Political Targeting Should Be Investigated.


Neal Statement on Assassination of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
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News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...


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News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility releasing the findings of its investigation into the mistreatment of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 19, 2021...


Statement from Senator Murray on Biden Issuing an Abortion Executive Order, Following Murray-Led Push from Senate Democrats
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News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to news that President Joe Biden is issuing an executive order on protecting abortion access in light of the Dobbs decision.


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News Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the revised 302(b) subcommittee allocations.


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News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the passing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe...


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