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Oversight Republicans Launch Investigation into DOT Secretary Buttigieg’s Failure to Promptly Respond to Ohio’s Train Derailment Catastrophe
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republicans launched an investigation into U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s failure to promptly respond to the train derailment catastrophe in East Palestine, Ohio and ensuing environmental and public health emergency. Oversight Republican lawmakers are concerned by DOT’s slow pace to resolve the ongoing emergency and are requesting all documents and information related to the train detrainment.


Comer Probes State Department’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Censorship Campaigns
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is pressing Secretary of State Antony Blinken about reports that U.S. taxpayer dollars administered by the Department of State were used to suppress lawful speech and defund conservative news outlets under the guise of combatting disinformation.


Wenstrup to Hold Roundtable to Examine COVID Policy Decisions
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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a roundtable titled “Preparing For the Future By Learning From the Past: Examining COVID Policy Decisions.” At the roundtable, lawmakers will discuss COVID-19 policy decisions with renowned doctors to thoroughly examine the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Comer Announces Markup of Bills to Protect Speech from Government Censorship
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup of legislation to protect speech from government censorship.


Comer & Oversight Republicans Request Transparency from Agencies on Billions in Taxpayer-Funded Ukraine Assistance
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans are calling on the federal government agencies administering more than $113 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded assistance to Ukraine to provide documents and information to ensure that these dollars are being protected from waste, fraud, and abuse.


Comer: DHS’s Reliance on No-Bid Contracts is Jeopardizing Taxpayer Dollars for Political Expedience
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) initiated an investigation into the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) pattern of bypassing fair competition and awarding sole source, no-bid contracts worth millions of taxpayer dollars. In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Chairman Comer raises concern that DHS’s reliance on no-bid contracts is jeopardizing taxpayer dollars for political expedience and is seeking all documents and communications to understand DHS’s justification to forego full and open competition for another taxpayer-funded contract.


Comer Calls on Witness to Provide Information Related to Biden Family Involvement in International Bribery Schemes
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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on Mr. Vuk Jeremic, a former Serbian politician and former President of the United Nations General Assembly, to provide documents, communications, and records related to the Biden family’s involvement in foreign business ventures that included an individual with connections to the Chinese Communist Party and was convicted of international bribery schemes.


Carter Remarks at Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on Quality of Life in the Military (As Prepared)
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Carter Remarks at Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on Quality of Life in the Military (As Prepared)


Calvert Remarks at Defense Subcommittee Hearing on Ukraine (As Prepared)
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First, I would like to welcome our two witnesses: Celeste Wallander, who serves as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and Lieutenant General Douglas Sims II, the Director for Operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. We look forward to your testimony.


Barrasso Calls for Briefing on Department of Energy Lab Leak Report
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding reports that DOE has determined the COVID pandemic began from a lab leak in China.


Barrasso Presses DOE on Misleading Claims Regarding Funding Announcements
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary David Turk regarding misleading claims about DOE’s vetting of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) award recipients. Deputy Secretary Turk recently testified before ENR at a hearing to examine DOE’s implementation of the IIJA.


Manchin Applauds $2.52 Billion in Funding for Innovative Carbon Management Programs
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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement last week of $2.52 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for two programs meant to spur investment in carbon capture, transport and storage technologies.


Manchin Applauds Cooperation to Bring Form Energy to West Virginia
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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the cooperation between West Virginia and Form Energy Inc., to site Form Energy’s first iron-air battery manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia.


Manchin, Murkowski Introduce North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023
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U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 (NATRSPA).


American Energy, Minerals Essential to Secure Our Future
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Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on a discussion draft of the Transparency and Production of American Energy (TAP American Energy) Act and H.R. 209, the Permitting for Mining Needs Act. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response:


Republicans Advance Solutions to Ongoing Permitting Challenges
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House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee hearing on a discussion draft of the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023.


Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: The Heartland
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News Release: Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: The Heartland.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concern regarding the administration’s failure to impose visa restriction sanctions on members of the Taliban who are responsible for the abhorrent treatment of Afghan women and girls.



E&C Republicans Demand Accountability on Biden’s Massive Spending and Inflation Agenda
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with the chairs of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, today wrote letters to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department...