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News Release: Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Default Prevention Act.

Never Enough – Biden Budget Seeks Absurd $43.2 Billion for IRS Despite Receiving Unprecedented $80 Billion Windfall Just Last Year

News Release: Never Enough - Biden Budget Seeks Absurd $43.2 Billion for IRS Despite Receiving Unprecedented $80 Billion Windfall Just Last Year.

C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of 13 Bipartisan Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 13 bills.

Chair Rodgers: Biden’s Budget Would Make His Cost-of-Living Crisis Worse

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after President Biden submitted his 2024 Budget Request to Congress...

Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce Millions for Army Corps Projects in Delaware

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced $51,681,000 for critical water infrastructure projects in Delaware as a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) work plan for Fiscal Year 2023. Authorization for this Corps’ funding came from several different Water Resources Development Acts (WRDA).

ICYMI: E&C Republicans Advance Solutions to Unleash American Energy

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are leading on solutions to reverse the damage of President Biden’s war on American energy from day one to shut down our energy production and make us reliant on China. Last week, the committee advanced 16 bills to the full committee that will help unleash...

Rodgers, Pallone Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Encourage Investment & Innovation in Satellite Communications

By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, security, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...

Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of 20 Bills to Secure our Energy Future and Competitive Edge

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.

Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of 20 Bills to Secure our Energy Future and Competitive Edge

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.

Hearing Wrap Up: Artificial Intelligence Poses Great Risks but Safe Integration Will Yield Positive Results

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-On Oct. 29, 2013, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will lead a discussion on progress made and challenges ahead in improving diversity and inclusion in the military at a conference hosted by the German Marshall Fund entitled “Mission Critical: Diversity and Security."

Risch, Shaheen, Menendez, Durbin, Ricketts Release Joint Statement on Georgian Parliament’s “Foreign Influence” Legislation

By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ...

Peters, Lankford & Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Support for Victims of Human Trafficking

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to combat human trafficking. The legislation...

Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on East Palestine Train Derailment with EPA, State, and Local Officials

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee hearing to address the environmental response to the train derailment in East Palestine, ...

Ag Budget Views and Estimates Letter Advances Out of Committee Letter Highlights the Farm Safety Net

By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Agriculture convened a business meeting to consider its budget views and estimates letter for the 2024 fiscal year. After the letter was reported favorably out of Committee, Chairman Glenn “GT" Thompson issued the following statement...

Risch on FY2024 Budget Request: Biden’s Budget Doesn’t Protect U.S. National Security

By State Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on President Biden’s FY2024 international affairs budget request:

Opening Statement: “Rising Risks: Managing Volatility in Global Commodity Derivatives Markets”

By USDA Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

Release: "Over the past several years, we’ve seen several unexpected events that have shocked global commodity markets. The COVID-19 related shutdowns and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have each caused significant global disruptions in the supply and demand of commodities.

Smith: Biden Administration Must Come Clean About Its Tax Hike Plan

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - American taxpayers struggling in the Biden economy deserve answers about how President Biden’s $4.7 trillion tax hike, proposed in his fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget, will impact them, wrote Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Ahead...

Peters Joins Firefighters & Local Officials in Saginaw, Highlights His Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Support for Local Fire Departments

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2023

News Release: SAGINAW, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured Saginaw Fire Station 1 today to discuss the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to extend federal grant programs that are set to expire. During the visit, Peters highlighted...

Chair Rodgers: Biden’s Budget Would Make His Cost-of-Living Crisis Worse

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after President Biden submitted his 2024 Budget Request to Congress...