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E&C Announces Full Committee Markup
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Foxx Rejects Peace Corps Payout
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, that includes a costly Peace Corps payout...


Chair Grijalva Statement on Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, Postponement of Oversight Hearing
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the catastrophic flooding, ongoing destruction, and island-wide power outage caused by Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 hurricane that struck Puerto Rico yesterday. The storm hit the island only two days before the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, one of the deadliest hurricanes in history.


EPA celebrates recreational improvements along the Ogden and Weber Rivers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act
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News Release: Ogden, Utah — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited Ogden, Utah, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) after President Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over.


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News Release: WASHINGTON-On Tuesday, September 20 at 10:00a.m. ET, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will take up H. Res. 1243, Ranking Member James Comer’s (R-Ky.) resolution of inquiry that requires President Biden to hand over documents related to the Biden family’s international business schemes and...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, 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 Fire Grants and Safety Act to increase federal support for local fire departments across the nation. The...


Peace Corps Payout Leaves Taxpayers on the Hook
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News Release: Ahead of today’s House consideration of H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record slamming a flawed provision in the bill...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on news that U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who has been held in captivity by the Taliban for almost two years, has been released.


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News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is partnering with state and local governments, community groups, businesses, and academic institutions to sponsor the tenth annual Septic


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Chair Titus’ Statement from Hearing on Recovery Status Five Years Post Hurricanes Irma and Maria



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Chairs DeFazio, Titus Statement on House Passage of T&I Legislation, Including Bills to Help Prepare for Natural Disasters


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Reps. DeFazio, Larsen, Beyers Applaud House Passage of Legislation Directing Aviation Sector to Plan for Future Pandemics



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Sam Graves Op-Ed: Construction and transportation costs skyrocket with inflation hurting American families


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Webster Statement from Hearing on Recovery Update: Status of FEMA Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 5 Years After Hurricanes Irma & Maria



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Gibbs Statement from Hearing on Cargo Preference: Compliance with and Enforcement of Maritime’s Buy American Laws