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Comer: Biden Administration Will Be Held Accountable for Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal
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Comer: Biden Administration Will Be Held Accountable for Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal


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


Comer Presses for Docs about President Biden’s Energy Crisis & Secret Deal with Saudi Arabia
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Comer Presses for Docs about President Biden’s Energy Crisis & Secret Deal with Saudi Arabia


ICYMI: Comer Joins “Hannity,” Vows to Have Twitter Employees Responsible for Censorship of Laptop Story Before Oversight Committee
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ICYMI: Comer Joins “Hannity,” Vows to Have Twitter Employees Responsible for Censorship of Laptop Story Before Oversight Committee


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Tuesday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), along with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.-04) and Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06), released final text of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022.


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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 proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would eliminate an exemption on reporting the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI):


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U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced S.5185, the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022, legislation that would expand and improve the system of vulnerable coastal areas protected under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA).


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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, Representative Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I), and Representative Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Ranking Member of the T&I Committee, today announced a final agreement on the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022).


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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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U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act by unanimous consent.


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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):


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U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today delivered the following remarks during the Committee’s Executive Session.


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Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation during an Executive Session approved ten Biden Administration nominations to serve on several boards, as well as Coast Guard promotions.


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Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “U.S. Coast Guard’s Leadership on Artic Safety, Security, and Environmental Responsibility”:


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The House of Representatives approved two important pieces of legislation today – the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 and the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 – as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.


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The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from 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) during today’s hearing titled, “U.S. Coast Guard’s Leadership on Arctic Safety, Security, and Environmental Responsibility.”


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House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on House passage of several provisions to protect and conserve oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes in the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).