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By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Senator Murray: “In every room and at every opportunity, child care is at the top of my mind, and I push hard for progress—and that’s exactly what I did in this funding package … But make no mistake: even as I continue pushing for increased child care investments, I’ll never stop working towards the big, bold change we need to finally fix the child care crisis.”
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement on Senate passage of an omnibus which includes a package of mental health and substance use disorder policies she worked to include with HELP Ranking Member Senator Richard Burr (R-NC).
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Omnibus includes highest level for non-defense funding ever, lowers the cost of living for working families, creates better-paying jobs, and keeps our nation and communities safe; Provides critical funding to support Ukraine and relief to help communities recover from natural disasters
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
This week, after months of bipartisan and bicameral negotiations, the Committees on Appropriations introduced a $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
I am pleased to announce that late last night, I introduced the bipartisan, bicameral, fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Monday released the $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Secures 10% Defense Increase, Takes Care of Veterans, Rejects Wasteful Non-defense Budget Request
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Secures 10% Defense Increase, Ensures Veterans Care, Rejects Wasteful Non-defense Budget Request
By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2022
Vice Chairman Shelby, Chair DeLauro, and I reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to finish an omnibus appropriations bill that can pass the House and Senate and be signed into law by the President
By DOE Newswire | Dec 30, 2022
News Release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to pause the implementation of the 45W commercial vehicle and 30D new consumer vehicle tax credits until they are able to issue guidance in line with the intent of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 30, 2022
News Release: Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a staff report following an 18-month investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory review and approval process of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm, and Biogen’s pricing of Aduhelm.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 30, 2022
News Release: Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a staff report following an 18-month investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory review and approval process of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm, and Biogen’s pricing of Aduhelm.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 30, 2022
News Release: Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a staff report following an 18-month investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory review and approval process of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm, and Biogen’s pricing of Aduhelm.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 29, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to enhance our nation’s ability to combat human trafficking has been signed into law. The new law will make permanent and strengthen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT).
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) released the following statements after President Biden signed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 into law, which included the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 and the Safer Seas Act of 2022:
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) applaud President Biden for signing clean water programs included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 into law.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) released the following statements after President Biden signed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 into law, which included the Water Resources Development Act of 2022:
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) was selected as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 118th Congress
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
The U.S. Senate on December 15, 2022, approved legislation that will ensure innocent disaster victims won’t have their assistance clawed back by the federal government when it makes an error
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2022
Following last night’s overwhelming 350-59 vote by the U.S. House, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, took to the Senate floor to celebrate final passage of her bipartisan Equal Pay for Team USA Act.
