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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, held a hearing to examine the role of excess corporate price hikes in driving the inflation that U.S. consumers have been experiencing since early 2021.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced the Securing America's Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) joined the bill as original cosponsors.


Wyden, Crapo, Stabenow, Daines Unveil Mental Health Workforce Enhancement Discussion Draft
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today released a discussion draft of legislation aimed at expanding the mental health workforce to make it easier for Americans...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), a Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led floor debate in opposition to H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, which would make our communities less safe. As he said today, this bill will “endanger the mental health professional, the suspect, the person experiencing a mental health crisis, and the person who called 911."



Peters and Portman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Secure Open Source Software
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security of open source...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) joined the bill as original cosponsors.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation to save taxpayer dollars by improving management of how the federal government purchases and uses software. The bill would...


Comer, Oversight Republicans Seek Biden Administration’s Plan to Address the Economic Crisis  
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans are again calling on National Economic Council Director Brian Deese to provide the Biden Administration’s plan to address the worst economic crisis facing the American people...


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee onScience, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) sent a letter to the White House requesting the documents and communications necessary to conduct oversight of the administration’s response to scientific integrity violations by a senior White House science advisor. In part, the members wrote.


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Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Hearing to Review the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act


EPA settles with Transchem Inc. over violations of Toxic Substances Control Act in Carlsbad, California
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News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement with chemical import and distribution company Transchem Inc. for violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The company has agreed to pay a $147,617 civil penalty.


Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Should Use Massive Funding Boost to Fix Numerous Existing Problems
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News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting detailed plans for how the agency will spend the massive $80 billion injection of mandatory funding recently...


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News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Sen. Brian Schatz introduced a resolution recognizing Banned Books Week and condemning the profound attacks on books and freedom of expression in the...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022...


Barrasso: Long-Duration Energy Storage is Critical for Maintaining Electric Reliability
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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 remarks at a full committee hearing to examine opportunities and challenges in deploying innovative battery and non-battery technologies for energy storage.


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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, introduced the bipartisan Securing Open Source Software Act to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the...


Rep. Armstrong: H.R. 8542 Will Endanger People’s Lives & Make America Less Safe
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), a Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led floor debate in opposition to H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022, which would make our communities less safe. As he said today, this bill will “endanger the mental health professional, the suspect, the person experiencing a mental health crisis, and the person who called 911."


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022...