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News Release: Washington, D.C. -?Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the schedule for the month of September.???


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Pelosi’s statement on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and the importance of the legislation’s preemption provisions to ensure all Americans have the same privacy protections, no matter where they are.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- In response to a request from Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), the Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined the urgent action field offices have taken to protect visitors from the summer heat. While the heat persists...






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Foxx, Comer, Oversight Republicans Investigate Use of COVID Relief Funds for Schools



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Biden Administration Cancels Debt for Wealthy Borrowers at More Than $330 Billion Cost to American Taxpayers


EPA and The Ministry of the Environment of Japan Release Joint Statement on Continued Bilateral Environmental Cooperation
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News Release: WASHINGTON – On Sept. 2, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michael S. Regan and Minister of the Environment, Japan Nishimura Akihiro met in Tokyo, Japan for a high-level bilateral dialogue. The ministers met to discuss accomplishments, including the historic climate investments from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and priorities for continued international, regional, and bilateral cooperation on environmental protection.




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News Release: President Joe Biden finally figured out how to lower gasoline prices without producing more American energy: drive our country’s economy into a recession.


Neal Statement on August 2022 Jobs Report
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News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) August 2022 jobs report...


Leader Rodgers: One National Privacy Standard is Essential to Protect Americans’ Data
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Pelosi’s statement on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and the importance of the legislation’s preemption provisions to ensure all Americans have the same privacy protections, no matter where they are.


Senator Murray Applauds Biden Administration Announcing the VA Will Provide Abortion Services to Veterans
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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), and a senior member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Biden Administration taking action to allow the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide abortion care to veterans and their eligible dependents to protect the health and life of the mother and in cases of rape or incest.


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Comer, Committee Republicans Seek Clarification on NARA’s Involvement in FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Raid


EPA Proposes to Stop Authorized Use of Certain PFAS in Pesticide Products
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News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to remove 12 chemicals identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products to better protect human health and the environment.


EPA Announces Dallas Student Wins President’s Environmental Youth Award
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News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (Sept. 1, 2022) The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is pleased to announce the winner of the President’s Environmental Youth Award, Grade 6-12 category Spencer Jackson Burke of Dallas, Texas.