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Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: The Heartland
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News Release: Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: The Heartland.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concern regarding the administration’s failure to impose visa restriction sanctions on members of the Taliban who are responsible for the abhorrent treatment of Afghan women and girls.



E&C Republicans Demand Accountability on Biden’s Massive Spending and Inflation Agenda
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with the chairs of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, today wrote letters to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department...


Manchin, Luján, Cramer, Barrasso Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Recreational Biking on Federal Lands
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News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate ENR Committee, Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the Biking On Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act to bolster outdoor recreation and biking on federal lands across the country.


Chair Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy Seek Information from Health Care Providers on Workforce Shortage
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the HELP Committee, requested input from health care providers and stakeholders on the root causes of the current health...


Finance Committee Approves Werfel Nomination
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement after the Finance Committee approved the nomination of Danny Werfel to be IRS Commissioner by a vote of 17-9...


E&C Republicans Demand Accountability on Biden’s Massive Spending and Inflation Agenda
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with the chairs of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, today wrote letters to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department...


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News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution underscoring the threats posed by illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing to security, prosperity, and biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “Expanding the Abraham Accords" on Thursday, March 9th.


E&C Republicans: Biden Admin Must Declassify ALL COVID-19 Origins Reports
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today released the following statement regarding the declassification of all reports regarding the origins of COVID-19...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today released the following statement regarding the declassification of all reports regarding the origins of COVID-19...


E&C Republicans: Biden Admin Must Declassify ALL COVID-19 Origins Reports
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today released the following statement regarding the declassification of all reports regarding the origins of COVID-19...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today released the following statement regarding the declassification of all reports regarding the origins of COVID-19...


MS-13 gang murder of Maryland autistic woman sparks investigation of Biden administration
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News Release: EXCLUSIVE - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has demanded two Biden Cabinet officials explain how an MS-13 gang member who was charged in the murder of an autistic Maryland woman was allowed into the United States after illegally crossing the border, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner.


Peters Statement on Administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy...


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News Release: WASHINGTON – In direct response to the concerns Administrator Michael Regan heard from residents in East Palestine earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require Norfolk Southern to test directly for dioxins. If dioxins are found at a level that poses any unacceptable ...


E&C Republicans: Biden Admin Must Declassify ALL COVID-19 Origins Reports
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today released the following statement regarding the declassification of all reports regarding the origins of COVID-19...


Mace Announces Hearing Exploring Risks and Rewards Posed by Artificial Intelligence
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News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to Committee Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that he abandon the unnecessary and confrontational subpoena he issued to government contractor MITRE Corporation demanding...


Barrasso Pushes for Answers on Anti-car, Anti-mining Report by Officials of Department of Energy Partner
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding a report produced in part by officials at UC Davis’s Energy and Efficiency Institute, a “partner" of DOE.