News from June 2023
Comer & Grassley to Wray: Provide the Unclassified Documents or Face Contempt
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statements after their discussion with FBI Director Christopher Wray about producing to Congress the unclassified, FBI-generated record alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.
Wenstrup Requests Unredacted COVID-19 Origins Documents from HHS
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is requesting two, unredacted documents from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to further assist in the Select Subcommittee’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the Communist Party of China’s cover up.
Wenstrup Continues to Insist CDC Explain Political Interference in COVID-19 School Reopening Guidance Following Two Months of Stonewalling
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)
Comer, Scott Demand Answers as the Biden Administration Coordinates with EU on Progressive Climate Agenda
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, James Comer (R-Ky.), and the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
Comer Presses White House Over IG Vacancies at Departments of State, Treasury & USAID
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to expeditiously nominate highly qualified candidates to fill Inspector General (IG) vacancies at the Department of State, the Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Fallon, McClain: Democrats Gamble with Americans’ Investments and Retirement to Fund Woke ESG Policies
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) delivered opening remarks at today’s joint hearing titled “ESG Part II:
Grothman: Biden Administration Policies on the Border Have Exacerbated Staffing Challenges
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” by outlining how the Biden border crisis and Administration’s mishandling of resources have debilitated law enforcement and worsened existing staffing challenges.
Hearing Wrap Up: Americans Should Be Confident that Elections are Safe and Secure
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and Committee on House Administration held a joint hearing titled “American Confidence In Elections:
ICYMI: Former AG Barr Refutes Democrats’ Lies That Biden Bribery Investigation Was Closed
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
An unclassified FD-1023 form generated by the FBI containing allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a $5 million bribery scheme with a foreign national in exchange for certain actions is being used in an ongoing investigation, FBI officials and former Attorney General William Barr have confirmed.
Hearing Wrap Up: Asset Managers Prioritize Damaging ESG Measures, Risking Americans’ Hard-Earned Money & Energy Security
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a joint hearing titled “ESG Part II:
Sessions & Grothman Press DHS on Diverting Personnel to Manage the Biden Border Crisis
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.)
Comer: Congress Must Take Action Against President Biden’s Veto, Block D.C.’s Anti-Police Bill
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
Wenstrup: The Biden Administration Tried to Hide CDC Director Walensky’s Testimony from the American People
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)
Comer’s Fox News Op-ed: Did Joe Biden sell out America? 4 things to know about Democrats’ claims
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
In an op-ed published in Fox News today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) outlined how the Oversight Committee is investigating the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes and the allegations contained within an unclassified FBI record to determine if President Biden sold out the United States to make money for himself.
EPA Region 7 to Present City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 15, 2023) – On Friday, June 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the City Council Chambers.
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Release of Volume 3 of the Integrated Review Plan in the Review of the Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Extension of Comment Period on June 15
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Announce Hearing on Ensuring Access to Affordable Vehicles and Fuel
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2023
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 hearing titled “Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom to Buy Affordable Vehicles and Fuel."
EPA Settles with Renovation Company Servicing California Houses Over Claims of Toxic Substances Control Act Violations
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with ResiPro LLC over claims of violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
EPA Announces the Sixth Annual Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award Winners
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the winners of the sixth annual National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards.
EPA recognizes two North Carolina winners of the ‘Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’
By EPA Newswire Report | Jun 16, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Kelvin Zhang and Fatou Mbaye from North Carolina as winners of the “Pollution Prevention Works: