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Wyden Demands Merck, Abbot Comply with Senate Finance Committee Investigation
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today demanded Merck and Abbott comply with the Senate Finance Committee’s investigation into the tax practices of Big Pharma.


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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) are raising concerns over Democrats’ refusal to require Biden Administration officials to testify at hearings, emphasizing that no...


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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed three consumer protection and commerce bills...


Rodgers, Latta Commend Bipartisan Solutions to Improve Public Safety and Spectrum Innovation
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement commending the passing of bipartisan legislation to improve spectrum management, innovation, and emergency communications services for Americans.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the following statement on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...


Ahead of Hearing, Committee Reveals Major Gun Companies Collected More than $1 Billion in Revenue from Military-Style Assault Weapons
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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released new findings from the Committee’s investigation into five major gun manufacturers’ sales and marketing of AR-15-style assault rifles, the weapons of choice for murderers responsible for America’s deadly mass shootings. The findings come ahead of the Committee’s hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on the role of the firearms industry in America’s gun violence epidemic.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize the way the federal government acquires technology. The legislation would boost innovation in the procurement...


Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement on Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Tour in Africa
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News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, and the Republic of Congo.


Rodgers, Latta Commend Bipartisan Solutions to Improve Public Safety and Spectrum Innovation
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement commending the passing of bipartisan legislation to improve spectrum management, innovation, and emergency communications services for Americans.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement following the Senate’s advancement of the CHIPS-Plus government subsidy legislation, which falls short of lifting tax burdens and removing costly regulatory and permitting barriers that are hampering American industries and their ability to innovate and compete with China.


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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. 3771, the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022...


Foxx on Markup of Rushed, Onerous Bills Impacting Job Creators and Schools
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup of legislation being rushed through Congress that will tie the hands of job creators and schools with more one-size-fits-all mandates...


Neal Statement on House Passage of H.R. 4040
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022...


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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-As the Ways and Means Committee begins marking up H.R. 8487, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022, key stakeholders have shared their praise for the commonsense, bipartisan legislation led by Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), and Larry Bucshon (R-IN).


Pension Bailout is a Slap in the Face to Taxpayers
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 6929, a taxpayer-funded bailout for an underfunded, privately-run pension plan...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - On the heels of a raging pandemic and a terrible recession, Americans deserve greater access and choice in the health care they are relying on, which is why Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and issued the following statement...


Pension Bailout Bill Leaves Taxpayers Holding the Bag
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News Release: Today, the House passed H.R. 6929, the Susan Muffley Act of 2022, which will force taxpayers to bail out Delphi’s underfunded, privately-run pension plans.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday July 27, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to examine projects and policies supporting carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies.


Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend Bipartisan Solutions to Protect Americans’ Safety and Online Security
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following statement commending the passing of bipartisan legislation that protects Americans’ consumer safety and strengthens online security.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - On the heels of a raging pandemic and a terrible recession, Americans deserve greater access and choice in the health care they are relying on, which is why Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and issued the following statement...