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Barrasso Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing

By Press release submissions | Dec 7, 2022

Barrasso Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing

Valley Agronomics pays $144,400 EPA penalty for unsafe storage of pesticides

By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Valley Agronomics, LLC of Greenleaf, Idaho agreed to pay a $144,400 penalty for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

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Registration Open for EPA Virtual Public Hearing on EPA’s Supplemental Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution to Protect Communities, Combat Climate Change, and Bolster American Innovation

By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON – Registration opens today for EPA’s virtual public hearing on the Agency’s supplemental proposal to strengthen its proposed standards to cut methane and other harmful air pollution from oil and natural gas operations. The updates would provide more comprehensive requirements to reduce climate ...

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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Voice Concern Over Ticketmaster’s Handling of Ticket Sales for Taylor Swift’s Upcoming Tour

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEO of Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today raising concerns about potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the live ticketing industry and the chaotic ticket pre-sale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour. The Committee leaders requested a staff briefing from the company on the key areas of concern.

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Chair Grijalva Statement on Exclusion of Dirty Permitting Rider from Must-Pass Defense Bill

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the permitting related provisions being excluded from the must-pass FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...

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Leaders Rodgers Statement on Passage of Bill to Support Infants with Hearing Loss

By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed S. 4052, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act. The bill is the Senate companion to H.R. 5561, sponsored by Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Doris Matsui (D-CA).

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Comer Calls on Twitter Employees to Testify About Censorship of Hunter Biden Laptop Story

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today called on Twitter employees who were responsible for censoring the ’s reporting about the Biden family’s influence peddling to testify before the House Oversight Committee next Congress. In letters to Vijaya Gadde, ...

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Carper Commends EPA Guidance for States to Limit PFAS Pollution

By US DOT Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the following statement on a memorandum issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to state environmental agencies to limit the discharge of PFAS pollution into our nation’s waters...

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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Voice Concern Over Ticketmaster’s Handling of Ticket Sales for Taylor Swift’s Upcoming Tour

By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEO of Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today raising concerns about potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the live ticketing industry and the chaotic ticket pre-sale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour. The Committee leaders requested a staff briefing from the company on the key areas of concern.

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Leaders Rodgers Statement on Passage of Bill to Support Infants with Hearing Loss

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed S. 4052, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act. The bill is the Senate companion to H.R. 5561, sponsored by Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Doris Matsui (D-CA).