News from April 2023
Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson Exposes Risks of Biden’s Rush-to-Green Agenda
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled:
Chair Rodgers on Biosafety and Risky Research: “No Accountability. No Seriousness from the NIH.”
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety.”
Bilirakis Opening Statement at E&C’s Sixth Data Privacy Hearing This Congress
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Addressing America's Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' Personal Information.”
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith Opening Remarks at Hearing on Biosafety and Risky Research
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Biosafety and Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing Policy and Safety.”
Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks at E&C’s Sixth Hearing on Data Privacy and Security
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Addressing America's Data Privacy Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' Personal Information.”
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Commend Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Unleash Innovation in Satellite and Spectrum Technologies
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement applauding bipartisan legislation to enhance next-generation wireless services:
Hearing Wrap Up: Biden Administration’s Massive Spending Exacerbates Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at DOE
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled, “Spending on Empty:
Hearing Wrap Up: ORR Director Fails to Answer Questions About 85,000 Lost Unaccompanied Alien Children, Flawed Vetting of Sponsors, and More
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs today held a hearing titled “Oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s Unaccompanied Alien Children Program.
Wenstrup: Intelligence Community Plays an Essential Role in COVID-19 Origins Investigation
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing on “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2:
Fallon: Biden Administration’s Spending Spree Has Left DOE Vulnerable to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by slamming the Biden Administration for its rampant spending which more than doubled the Department of Energy’s (DOE)
Grothman: Biden Open Border Policies Led to Historic Encounters of Unaccompanied Alien Children
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.)
Hearing Wrap Up: Americans Deserve Answers on President Biden’s Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “The Biden Administration’s Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General.
Mace: D.C. Health Data Breach Resulted in Sale of Thousands of Individuals’ Information on the Dark Web
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).
Comer Threatens Subpoena to Obtain Information on John Kerry’s Role in the Biden Administration
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Wenstrup Leads Response to Attempted Interference in COVID-19 Origins Investigation by Chinese Embassy
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and all Republican members of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic are requesting the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China make five Chinese scientists available for in-person, transcribed interviews related to the origins of COVID-19.
Hearing Wrap Up: D.C. Health Exchange Head Struggles to Explain Huge Data Breach
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Following a data breach which impacted the personally identifiable information and protected health information of tens of thousands of individuals at the D.C.
FDA’s Food Safety Director Agrees to Testify on Infant Formula Crisis
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
To assist in the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s ongoing investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) response to the 2022 nationwide infant formula shortage, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.)
Comer: President Biden’s Poor Leadership and Planning Led to the Catastrophic Afghanistan Withdrawal
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “The Biden Administration’s Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Part I: Review by the Inspectors General.
Comer: House Republicans Take Action to Block D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of House Joint Resolution 42, which would block the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect.
COVID Origins, Part 2 Hearing Wrap Up: Intelligence Community Officials Provide Further Evidence that COVID-19 Originated in a Wuhan Lab
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing on “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence”