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News Release: Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement celebrating the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY23.

E&C Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Encourage Investment & Innovation in Satellite Communications

By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...

Chairman David Scott Statement on Incoming House Agriculture Committee Chairman

By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement congratulating Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson on his selection to serve as next Chairman of House Agriculture Committee...

McCaul on Russia’s Release of Brittney Griner

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement following news that Brittney Griner will be released by the Putin regime in a prisoner swap for dangerous arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Neal Statement on the Second Gentleman’s Antisemitism Roundtable

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement commending Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff for convening Jewish leaders to discuss the rise of antisemitism in our country...

Opinion | Indigenous People Need Real Compensation for Climate Change

News Release: Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Dr. Michael Shank, Communications Director for the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and adjunct faculty at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, published a new opinion piece in Newsweek today.

Manchin, Barrasso, Cardin, Capito, Booker, Cramer, Coons, Risch and Murkowski Urge U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to Eliminate Prohibition on Supporting Civil Nuclear Energy Projects

By DOE Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, ENR Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso, Ben Cardin (D-MD), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jim Risch (R-ID) and ...

Carper Applauds Confirmation of Shailen Bhatt to Lead the Federal Highway Administration

By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Shailen Bhatt to serve as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)...

Risch on Biden Prisoner Swap with Putin

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s prisoner swap to bring home Brittney Griner home in exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer nicknamed the Merchant of Death:

Neal Seeks More Information on the Environmental Impact of Inhalers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Building off the Ways and Means Committee’s prior work on the health care sector’s impact on the climate crisis, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) requested information on the environmental impacts of some inhalers-pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs)-and how the sector is transitioning to more environmentally-friendly products.

Murray-Passed Legislation Saves Hundreds of Thousands of Pensions

By DOL Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement in response to news the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) approved relief to the Central States Pension Fund through the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program, which Senator Murray fought to establish in the American Rescue Plan.

Reps. Khanna and Tlaib Request Information about Toxic Emissions from Hazardous Waste and Industrial Facilities in Detroit

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, and Subcommittee Vice Chair Rep. Rashida Tlaib, sent letters to U.S. Ecology Detroit South and Stellantis, requesting information regarding health concerns stemming from toxic emissions at their facilities. The...

Murray, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Ensure Victims of Discrimination Can Seek Damages in Court Following Harmful SCOTUS Ruling

By DOL Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation to clarify that victims of discrimination can seek damages for emotional harm under federal law after the Supreme Court curtailed their ability to do so in its April ruling in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller.

NEWS UPDATE: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 8, 2022) – Early on the morning of Dec. 8, TC Energy reported a discharge of crude oil from a TC Energy pipeline near Washington, Kansas. The TC Energy pipeline is part of the Keystone Pipeline system.

House Passes NDAA With McCaul Provisions

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement on the House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2023 fiscal year. The legislation passed the House with broad bipartisan support.

Oversight Committee Priorities Included in Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included legislative efforts championed by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, as well as other matters under the Oversight Committee’s jurisdiction.

Committee Advances Republican Bills Promoting Access, Conservation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup on a slate of legislation, including three Republican bills, which all passed with unanimous support. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.

Senate Passes Peters and Lankford Clear and Concise Content Act

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has passed U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford’s (R-OK) bipartisan Clear and Concise Content Act. The bill ensures that guidance, instructions, and other public information published by the federal government is written in plain language.

Rodgers, Latta Applaud Bipartisan Solution to Improve Broadband Mapping Tools

By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on the passage of the bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act.