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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul, joined by 17 Republican Members of the Committee, has sent a letter to Special Envoy John Kerry requesting all documents related to his office’s communications with outside organizations be preserved. The request comes after news reports revealed emails that seem to indicate an unusually close relationship between Kerry’s office and environmental groups.


Crapo: Stagnant Economy Needs Pro-Growth Policies
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below following release of data on the personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE) for August, which showed that core PCE inflation increased from 4.7 percent to 4.9 percent, year over year. A third estimate for second quarter GDP was also recently released, confirming prior estimates that GDP contracted for two consecutive quarters.


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News Release: WASHINGTON — The Atlantic Richfield Company (AR) has agreed to complete its cleanup of the Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site (Site) in Deer Lodge County, Montana, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced today. The state of Montana, on behalf of the Department of Environmental Quality, is also a signatory to the consent decree that was lodged today in the U.S. District Court in Butte, Montana.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to help improve collaboration among federal agency offices located outside of Washington, D.C, and improve government effectiveness have advanced in the Senate. The bills would authorize Federal Executive Boards (FEBs),...


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News Release: Dear Secretary Blinken: We write to request more information from the U.S. Department of State (Department) on efforts to end the detainment of U.S. diplomats in COVID-19 quarantine camps in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and reestablish reciprocity in diplomatic relations more broadly. We ask...


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Urge Senate to Pass the Spectrum Innovation Act
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued...


Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Passing the People’s House
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News Release: Washington D.C -Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8163, the Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act, and S. 958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following statement commending the passing of the bipartisan “Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act" and the “Visit America Act."


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News Release: Washington D.C -Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8163, the Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act, and S. 958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin to Lead the ITU
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement congratulating Doreen Bogdan-Martin on her successful election to lead the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following statement commending the passing of the bipartisan “Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act" and the “Visit America Act."


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following statement commending the passing of the bipartisan “Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act" and the “Visit America Act."


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two bipartisan consumer protection and commerce bills...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement congratulating Doreen Bogdan-Martin on her successful election to lead the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).


Leader Rodgers Statement on Election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin to Lead the ITU
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement congratulating Doreen Bogdan-Martin on her successful election to lead the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).


Pallone & Schakowsky Applaud House Passage of Two Bills to Protect Consumers & Strengthen the Economy
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two bipartisan consumer protection and commerce bills...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two bipartisan consumer protection and commerce bills...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two bills that advance access to health care...


Pallone & Eshoo Praise House Passage of Two Bills that Expand Access to Critical Health Care Services
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two bills that advance access to health care...


Oversight Committee Hearing Reveals Devastating Impact of Republican-Led Abortion Bans
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing to examine Republican efforts to enact abortion bans and restrictions following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the constitutional...