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Senator Murray Statement on Inflation Reduction Act

By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

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 The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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Carper, Capito Lead Senate Passage of Water Resources Development Act

By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, today led the Senate to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) by a vote of 93-1.

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Hice: Biden Administration Ignoring the Law, Failing on Cyber

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing by slamming the Biden Administration for its recent FITARA scorecard, demonstrating that 10 federal agencies are failing in cyber. He noted that the grades for the scorecard do not reflect any cyber...

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Crapo Statement at USTR Nomination Hearing

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at hearing to consider the nomination of Douglas J. McKalip, for U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator.

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Leader Rodgers Responds to Biden Administration’s Blatant Efforts to Censor Americans

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been coordinating with Big Tech to censor Americans.

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Pallone Floor Statement on the CHIPS and Science Act

By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

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. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022...

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On Fox Business, Portman Expresses Hope that New Report Serves As Wake-Up Call to China’s Efforts to Target, Influence, and Undermine U.S. Federal Reserve

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: This afternoon on Fox Business’ Kudlow with Larry Kudlow, Senator Portman, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted his new report and expressed hope that it will serve as a wake-up call to the Federal Reserve and other agencies to China’s malign...

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Republican Senator Blocks Bill to Codify Americans’ Right to Contraception

By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sought unanimous consent to pass the Right to Contraception Act to protect every American’s fundamental right to use birth control-but...

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Leader Rodgers Responds to Biden Administration’s Blatant Efforts to Censor Americans

By DOE Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been coordinating with Big Tech to censor Americans.

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Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Nominee

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: The committee meets this morning to discuss the nomination of Mr. Doug McKalip to serve as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator within the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

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Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on the Need to Fix the Organ Transplant System

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, to address the need to repair the U.S. organ procurement and transplant system. The hearing will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.