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News Release: Dear Mr. Speaker: Earlier today, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa posted on the Committee’s website a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that included selected portions of Security Control Assessments (SCAs) conducted by the MITRE Corporation on the Healthcare.gov...


Chair Rodgers: We Must Create an Energy System that is Affordable, Reliable, and Secure
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


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News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement last week of $2.52 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for two programs meant to spur investment in carbon ...


Comer: Biden’s Labor Secretary Nomination Alarming for Taxpayers
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News Release: Democrats from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are cutting through the misinformation about the Affordable Care Act and focusing on how millions of Americans are benefiting from this law.


EPA Opens Community Welcome Center in East Palestine for Residents and Business Owners
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News Release: WASHINGTON – As response efforts shift to the long-term cleanup phase, today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening a community welcome center in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA Community Welcome Center will provide residents with a one-stop shop for information regarding the federal ...


EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Kentucky
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News Release: FRANKFORT, KY. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that two U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification in Kentucky, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. ...


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, H.R. 1107, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Is Not a Developing Country Act, led by the Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Young Kim (R-CA), passed out of committee. Watch the remarks delivered by Chairman McCaul during today’s committee markup here.


Chair Rodgers: “We are Leading Today for American Energy to Build a Prosperous Future”
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson: “America Must Take the Lead”
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


Chair Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend the Passage of Several Bipartisan Bills
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) commended the passing of bills to promote data transparency and strengthen American commerce.


Chair Rodgers: “We are Leading Today for American Energy to Build a Prosperous Future”
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


Comer: Time to REIN IN Bidenflation
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News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to reports that GlaxoSmithKline will become the first major drug company to stop paying doctors to promote its products, consistent with the Affordable Care Act’s strict consumer transparency and disclosure requirements...


Wenstrup: We Will Deliver Facts from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response to the American People
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News Release: Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement regarding an ABC News report that relied on partial leaks from Committee Chairman Darrell Issa of selective transcript excerpts of an interview with Teresa Fryer, the Chief Information...


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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on a discussion draft of the Transparency and Production of American Energy (TAP American Energy) Act and H.R. 209, thePermitting for Mining NeedsAct. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response.


Finance Committee to Vote on IRS, Treasury and HHS Nominations
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a markup on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 to vote on IRS, Treasury, and HHS nominations. The markup will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


Duncan Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Markup to Unleash American Energy
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Alleging Public Health Endangerment Caused by Denka Performance Elastomer’s Carcinogenic Air Pollution
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News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint under Section 303 of the Clean Air Act against Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to compel Denka to significantly reduce hazardous chloroprene emissions from its neoprene manufacturing facility in LaPlace, Louisiana. The complaint asserts that the La