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News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (Oct. 6 2022) – Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a grant to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso to assess the impacts of pesticide use and its health effects on migrant farmworkers and their children along the US/Mexico Border. The ...


Westerman, González Colón Survey Hurricane Damage in Puerto Rico
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined U.S. Rep. JennifferGonzález Colón (R-Puerto Rico) in Puerto Rico to assess the damage from Hurricane Fiona and discuss next steps for the island's recovery.


WTAS: the Transparency and Production of American Energy Act
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last month, Republican members introduced the Transparency and Production of (TAP) American Energy Actwith the support of many stakeholdergroups and organizations.


Wyden Statement on the Biden Administration Executive Action on Cannabis
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News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the Biden administration's executive action on cannabis...


Pallone Applauds Biden’s Executive Order Pardoning Federal Marijuana Offenses
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on President Biden’s announcement that he would issue an executive order pardoning all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law...


Rodgers Announces Sean Brebbia as Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chief Counsel
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced that Sean Brebbia has joined her senior leadership team on the Energy and Commerce Committee as the Chief Counsel of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.


Jacobs-Young, Ducheneaux: Farm Bill 'provisions aim to help ensure underserved producers'
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U.S. Department of Agriculture officials Chavonda Jacobs-Young and Zach Ducheneaux were among witnesses testifying Sept. 29 during the 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Title XII – Department Operations and Outreach hearing before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations.


Wyden Hails Start of Cost Containment Measures for Prescription Drugs Covered by Medicare
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today hailed the start of several of the Inflation Reduction Act’s prescription drug provisions, in particular the policy that will force drug companies to pay a rebate back to Medicare if the price of a product rises faster than the rate of inflation.


Rodgers Announces Sean Brebbia as Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chief Counsel
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced that Sean Brebbia has joined her senior leadership team on the Energy and Commerce Committee as the Chief Counsel of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on President Biden’s announcement that he would issue an executive order pardoning all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding reports that President Joe Biden plans to lift sanctions on Venezuela rather than encouraging more American oil and gas production.


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News Release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent the following letter today to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing serious concerns about the proposed acquisition of TEGNA, a broadcast news company that manages 64 stations across 51 domestic markets.


Rodgers Statement on Biden’s Plans to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding reports that President Joe Biden plans to lift sanctions on Venezuela rather than encouraging more American oil and gas production.


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News Release: WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released 20 Climate Adaptation Implementation Plans that were developed by its major offices, including national program offices and all 10 regional offices. These Implementation Plans reaffirm the strong commitments made in EPA’s 2021 ...


Peters Recognizes Cybersecurity Awareness Month
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News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement recognizing October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month...


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News Release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent the following letter today to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing serious concerns about the proposed acquisition of TEGNA, a broadcast news company that manages 64 stations across 51 domestic markets.


Pelosi, Pallone Send Letter to FCC Chair Expressing Concerns on Proposed TEGNA Acquisition
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News Release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent the following letter today to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing serious concerns about the proposed acquisition of TEGNA, a broadcast news company that manages 64 stations across 51 domestic markets.


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News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the most recent coup in Burkina Faso...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced that Sean Brebbia has joined her senior leadership team on the Energy and Commerce Committee as the Chief Counsel of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.


Chairman Krishnamoorthi Calls for Quicker Action by FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes Following Release of Troubling New Data
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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement in response to the release of new federal data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) showing that nearly 2.5...