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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and Republican lawmakers on the panel sent a letter to President Joe Biden raising concern that the Biden Administration’s reckless spending policies have led to a recession of the U.S. economy. The Republican...


Leader Rodgers Statement on Washington’s Attorney General Saying No to Energy Security
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s joint motion with California and Oregon to stop the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Washington’s Attorney General Saying No to Energy Security
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s joint motion with California and Oregon to stop the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s joint motion with California and Oregon to stop the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline.


Senator Murray on Biden Forgiving Student Debt: “Life Changing for Borrowers”
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News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on President Biden’s announcement that the Department of Education will forgive $10,000 in student debt for tens of millions of...


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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that it is extending the student loan repayment moratorium for a fifth time and forcing taxpayers to pay for certain borrowers to receive $10,000 in loan "forgiveness"...


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News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted President Biden’s plan to provide a $10,000 student loan bailout for borrowers and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients who earn up to $125,000 annually...


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ICYMI: Ranking Member Boozman Op-ed in Agri-Pulse: “Sri Lanka, a Cautionary Tale”


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E&C Leaders Demand Answers From Cryptomining Companies On Their Environmental And Energy Impacts


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E&C Leaders Demand Answers From Cryptomining Companies On Their Environmental And Energy Impacts


Wyden Statement on Republican IRS Conspiracy Theories
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News Release: Washington, D.C.-Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement urging Republicans to stop pushing conspiracy theories about the IRS...




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Fact Check: Independent Studies Debunk Key Claims About Democrats’ Inflation Bill


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E&C Leaders Demand Answers From Cryptomining Companies On Their Environmental And Energy Impacts


Murray, Menendez, Kaine, Gillibrand, Sarbanes, Courtney, Hayes, Manning Lead 100+ Colleagues in Calling on Biden Admin to Extend PSLF Waiver Deadline
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News Release: Dear Secretary Cardona: Thank you for your continued efforts to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. As you know, the limited PSLF waiver announced last year has already improved the lives of more than 164,0001 public servants who have had their student loans forgiven and 1 million2...


Wyden Probes Deceptive Marketing Practices by Medicare Advantage Plans
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched an inquiry into potentially deceptive marketing tactics practiced by Medicare Advantage plans that may take advantage of seniors looking for Medicare coverage. Wyden sent letters to 15 state insurance commissioners and state health insurance assistance programs requesting data about Medicare Advantage marketing complaints and other information.


Energy & Commerce, Homeland Security Leaders Write Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Dirty Bomb Threat After Government Report Exposes Security Gaps
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News Release: Today, bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last...


Energy & Commerce, Homeland Security Leaders Write Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Dirty Bomb Threat After Government Report Exposes Security Gaps
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News Release: Today, bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last...


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News Release: Dear Director Wray: On May 26, 2022, we wrote to you regarding Afghan evacuees, which number at least 50, who were flagged for the FBI by the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) as “potentially significant security concerns." On July 14, 2022, the FBI participated in a classified multi-agency...