News from April 2023


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Bipartisan Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Transparency and Competition

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a bipartisan subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, April 26, titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency...


Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care."


Chair Rodgers on Solutions to Lift Permitting Burdens to Deploy Broadband

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."


Chair Rodgers: “Data Brokers’ Days of Surveilling in the Dark Should be Over”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care."


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on Data Brokers Collecting and Selling Americans' Data

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Justice Screen (EJScreen) Review Panel on April 19

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Encourages Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Pursuit of Zero Waste

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Beginning with a visit to the islands by Regional Administrator Martha Guzman, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to provide input on the pursuit of Zero Waste as a goal and solid waste management ...


E&C Seeks Answer about the Grid Reliability Impacts of EPA’s Burdensome Regulations

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee...


E&C Leaders Announce Hearing on Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, & National Security Risks of the Biden’s Rush to Green Policies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies."


E&C Seeks Answer about the Grid Reliability Impacts of EPA’s Burdensome Regulations

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee...


U.S., Mexico Agencies Participate in Binational Emergency Preparedness Event

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS – (April 19th, 2023) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) U.S. – Mexico Border 2025 Program will host a two-day exercise in Eagle Pass, Texas on April 19 – 20, 2023, to help agencies in both countries jointly prepare for environmental emergencies. The event is being cohosted ...


C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta: “Broadband Connectivity is a Critical Part of Everyday Life”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."


O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Statement on Data Brokers Collecting and Selling Americans' Data

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."


Chair Rodgers: “Data Brokers’ Days of Surveilling in the Dark Should be Over”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care."


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Bipartisan Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Transparency and Competition

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a bipartisan subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, April 26, titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency...


Chair Rodgers on Solutions to Lift Permitting Burdens to Deploy Broadband

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."


E&C Leaders Announce Hearing on Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, & National Security Risks of the Biden’s Rush to Green Policies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration's Rush to Green Policies."


Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care."