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Chairs Rodgers, Smith and Reps. Burgess, Wenstrup Introduce Legislation to Ban QALYs
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), and GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH), and Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced introduction of H.R. 485, the Protecting...


Chairman McCaul on Russia’s Failure to Comply With New START
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News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the State Department’s report that Russia is in non-compliance with key aspects of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). McCaul made his concerns clear about Russia violating the New START in a January 23 letter to the State Department.


Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress
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News Release: Today, following the Education and the Workforce Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the full list of subcommittee assignments as well as the adopted Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the committee will consist of 45 Members, with 25 Republicans and 20 Democrats.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statements after the House passed two Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee bills...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 382, the Pandemic is Over Act...


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News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the State Department’s report that Russia is in non-compliance with key aspects of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). McCaul made his concerns clear about Russia violating the New START in a January 23 letter to the State Department.


Chair Rodgers Convenes the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 118th Congress
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) held the Committee’s organizing meeting today, its first meeting in the 118th Congress.


Chair Rodgers Touts Bill to End COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 382, the Pandemic is Over Act...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statements after the House passed two Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee bills...


Subcommittee Chair Duncan Opening Remarks at E&C’s First Full Committee Hearing on Restoring American Energy Dominance
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered opening remarks today at the first hearing of the committee in the 118th Congress on flipping the switch and unleashing American energy.


Chair Rodgers Floor Remarks on Bill to End COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on Health Care Workers
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act...


Biden-Harris Administration announceds $2.7 billion investment to improve rural electric Infrastructure: 'These critical investments will benefit rural people and businesses'
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a $2.7 billion investment by the Biden Administration to help 64 rural electric cooperatives and utilities modernize and expand the rural electric grid for increased security.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks before the Rules Committee today on H.R. 382, the Pandemic is Over Act, and H.R. 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act...


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News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice announced a settlement with Logan Square Aluminum Supply Inc., resolving alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting regulations, known as the RRP rule, at renovation projects Logan Square and its contractors performed in Chicago and Chicago suburbs.


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News Release: CHICAGO (Jan. 30, 2023) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began cleanup of a former sock-knitting mill at 909 S. Main St., Rockford, Illinois. EPA anticipates the cleanup of asbestos-contaminated debris and other hazardous waste will be completed by mid-March.


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News Release: Dear Secretary Raimondo:. I write to reissue the enclosed requests sent prior to the 118th Congress in furtherance of the legislative branch’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the executive branch. Please provide all documents, information, and any other request contained within them no later...


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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, urged the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to hold Canada accountable to its obligation to provide market access to American dairy farmers under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).


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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), ranking member, urged the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to hold Canada accountable to its obligation to provide market access to American dairy farmers under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released a statement following reports the Biden administration failed to include Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) in the latest arms package for Ukraine and the Scholz government is continuing to refuse to approve the...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Martha Radadatz on ABC’s “This Week" and CNN’s “State of the Union" with Dana Bash to discuss the latest on Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine, President Biden’s classified documents scandal, and the nation’s debt ceiling.