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News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would nearly double the funding awarded for clean school buses this year following increased demand, with school districts from all 50 states applying for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates. This is the first round of funding ...

EPA Announces Proposed Tower Standard Petroleum Site Corrective Action Will Not Affect Historic Lac du Flambeau Reservation Properties

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 29, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a determination under the National Historic Preservation Act that the proposed interim measure for the Tower Standard site, located at Haskell Lake at County Road D and State Highway 70 on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, will not impact any historic properties or cultural resources.

EPW Committee Advances Tennessee Valley Authority Nominees

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted by voice to advance the nominations of Michelle Moore, Robert Klein, William Renick, Adam Wade White, and Joe Ritch to be members of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors.

NRT West Inc. dba Coldwell Banker Settles with EPA over Claims of Lead-Based Paint Violations at Bay Area Properties

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with NRT West Inc. dba Coldwell Banker to resolve claims of ten violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act at seven residential properties in and around the cities of San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Vallejo, California. ...

Containerboard Manufacturer Will Pay $2.5M for Violating Clean Air Act at its Louisiana Mill

News Release: WASHINGTON – Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), headquartered in Illinois, has agreed to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause and Risk Management Program Regulations at its containerboard production mill in DeRidder, Louisiana.

Foxx Opposes Democrats’ H.R. 7780—a Blatant Power Grab

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 7780, the Mental Health Matters Act, due to its attack on job creators and its failure to address the nation's mental health situation...

Wyoming’s Pat O’Toole Testifies Before the Senate on Forest Health & Wildfire Mitigation

By DOE Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Mr. Pat O’Toole, president of Family Farm Alliance, to the committee. O’Toole testified before the committee at a legislative hearing to examine and receive testimony on a number of forestry related bills.

Barrasso: America’s Western Forests are Facing a Wildfire Crisis

By DOE Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a legislative hearing to examine and receive testimony on a number of forestry related bills. Barrasso’s bill, the Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2022 , was discussed at the hearing.

WH Nutrition Conference Doomed Before It Began

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the White House Conference on Nutrition, Hunger, and Health, which failed to engage a range of stakeholders in favor of liberal activist groups...

Foxx Calls on Government Watchdog to Investigate Health Care Costs

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting it examine how taxpayer dollars are being used to subsidize Obamacare and how those costs compare to the costs of employer-sponsored plans.

Senate Passes Peters and Portman Bipartisan Legislation to Help At-Risk Communities Invest in Disaster Mitigation Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has passed 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 make permanent the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Risk...

Murray, Duckworth, Blumenthal, Hirono, Escobar Rally with Servicemembers and Veterans to Defend Their Access to Reproductive Care as Republicans Continue Attacks

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Republicans continue to push forward their proposal to ban abortion nationwide and attack the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) historic action to provide abortion care for veterans in certain circumstances, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee...

Westerman Inquires Into Postponed Haaland Hearing

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), inquiring into the indefinite postponement of Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland's testimony before the committee. In part, Westerman wrote.

McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Civil Society Responses for Haitian-Led Solutions

By State Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing on Haiti at the Crossroads: Civil Society Responses for a Haitian-led Solution.

Senator Murray Statement on Senate Passage of the Continuing Resolution

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Senate’s 72-25 vote to pass the continuing resolution.

Senate Passes Portman, Peters Bipartisan Legislation to Help At-Risk Communities Invest in Disaster Mitigation Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that Senate has passed their bipartisan Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act to make permanent the Federal Emergency Management...

Global Food Security Reauthorization Act Passes House; Bipartisan Bill Focuses on Reducing Global Hunger

By State Newswire | Sep 30, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement today after the House voted to pass the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8446), bipartisan legislation McCaul cosponsored with Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN).

Portman, Sinema Bipartisan Legislation to Expand FEMA’s Capacity to Help Communities Address Technological Hazards Passes Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), announced that the Senate passed their bipartisan Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022 to expand the Federal Emergency...

Peters and Grassley Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Foreign Influence in U.S. Policy Heads to Senate Floor

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to improve our nation’s ability to prevent foreign governments, including adversaries like the Chinese and Russian governments, from attempting to influence U.S. policy without making appropriate...

Murray Presses for Answers From Providence Hospitals Following Reporting It Aggressively Pursued Payment From Struggling Patients Entitled to Free and Discounted Care