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Chair Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend the Passage of Several Bipartisan Bills
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) commended the passing of bills to promote data transparency and strengthen American commerce.


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News Release: ATLANTA (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 4 communities on March 21, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and speak. EPA Region 4 includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and 6 Tribal Nations.


Chair Rodgers: “We are Leading Today for American Energy to Build a Prosperous Future”
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


Chairman McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Combatting the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression
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News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing on combatting the generational challenge of CCP aggression.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today wrote Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra regarding President Biden’s plan to kick 2.7 million Americans off their health insurance plans. The members issued the following statement...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


Foxx on Biden Nominating Su to Head DOL
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News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, to replace departing Secretary Marty Walsh...


Duncan Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Markup to Unleash American Energy
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


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News Release: Yesterday, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona blasting the Department for its attempted cover-up of the real cost of President Biden’s illegal student loan bailout.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


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News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the below statement following the bipartisan passage of H. Res. 132, Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023. The resolution is led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Chairman McCaul served as an original cosponsor.


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News Release: Dear Mr. Speaker: Earlier today, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa posted on the Committee’s website a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that included selected portions of Security Control Assessments (SCAs) conducted by the MITRE Corporation on the Healthcare.gov...


Chair Rodgers: We Must Create an Energy System that is Affordable, Reliable, and Secure
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


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News Release: Washington, DC - 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 ...


Comer: Biden’s Labor Secretary Nomination Alarming for Taxpayers
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News Release: Democrats from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are cutting through the misinformation about the Affordable Care Act and focusing on how millions of Americans are benefiting from this law.


EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners
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News Release: WASHINGTON – As response efforts shift to the long-term cleanup phase, today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening a community welcome center in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA Community Welcome Center will provide residents with a one-stop shop for information regarding the federal ...


EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Kentucky
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News Release: FRANKFORT, KY. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that two U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification in Kentucky, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. ...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, H.R. 1107, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Is Not a Developing Country Act, led by the Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Young Kim (R-CA), passed out of committee. Watch the remarks delivered by Chairman McCaul during today’s committee markup here.