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News Release: “Middle-Class Families Ought to Be Worried" - Shoppers on Tight Budgets to Face 710,000 Additional Audits by Supercharged IRS.


Democrats Fail to Protect Middle Class From IRS Audits
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News Release: Democrats Fail to Protect Middle Class From IRS Audits.


First-Ever Full Committee Markup of the Environmental Justice For All Act This Wednesday, July 27
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - This Wednesday, July 27 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time, H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice For All Act, will go before the full House Natural Resources Committee for markup for the first time in the bill’s legislative history....


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News Release: New Opinion Piece in Newsweek by Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)...


Regan: 'The Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changer for the American people'
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan commended the House of Representatives for advancing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 following its earlier advancement in the Senate.


Westerman Continues Oversight on Political Appointees' Conflicts of Interest, Financial Disclosures
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, following up on a request to audit the Departmental Ethics Office. In part, the member wrote.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Democrats held a markup on H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice for All Act, sponsored by Chair RaúlGrijalva (D-Ariz.). Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


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News Release: Fact Check: Manchin-Biden Bill Loaded with Special Interest Giveaways.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and the delegates of the five U.S Territories-Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI), Rep. Michael San Nicolas (D-Guam), Rep. Jenniffer González Colón, (R-Puerto...


As a Recession Consumes the Housing Market, Home Sales Drop Nearly Six Percent
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News Release: As a Recession Consumes the Housing Market, Home Sales Drop Nearly Six Percent.


Chair Grijalva Cheers House Passage of Legislation to Address Wildfire and Drought
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency (WRDR) Act, by a bipartisan vote of 218-199. This legislation, led by National Parks, Forests, and Public...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, in a full committee markup, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice For All Act, by a vote of 26-21. The legislation, introduced by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) on March 18, 2021, is the most comprehensive environmental justice bill in history and the first major environmental justice bill to pass through a congressional committee.


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News Release: J. Smith: Democrats’ So-Called “Inflation Reduction Act" Will Only Worsen Biden-Flation for Already Struggling American Families.


Buchanan: Democrats’ ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is A Fraud
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News Release: Buchanan: Democrats’ ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is A Fraud.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, by a vote of 220-207. The legislation, which has already passed the Senate and will now advance to President Biden’s desk for signing into...


Democrats Continue Prioritizing Cats Over Crises
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 263, the Big Cat Public Safety Act. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


Chair Grijalva Demands Action on LUMA Contract, Promises Oversight
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement...


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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 after Dr. Anthony Fauci announced his plans to step down from the positions of Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as the position of Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden.


Peters Announces More than $8 Million in Security Grants to Faith-Based and Nonprofit Institutions Across Michigan
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News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that $8.4 million in grant funding will be awarded to nonprofits and faith-based organizations across Michigan to help them protect their facilities against potential attacks -...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement on Senate passage of a Republican-led resolution to invoke the Congressional Review Act to undo the Biden administration’s recent finalization of Phase One rulemaking on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The rulemaking restored NEPA regulatory protections that were eliminated by the Trump administration in 2020.