News from 2023
Wenstrup: Long-Term Closing of Schools Proved Harmful to Students
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) opened today’s hearing on “The Consequences of School Closures: Intended and Unintended” by emphasizing the importance of preparing America’s education system to effectively address a future pandemic.
Hearing Wrap Up: Former FDA Official: Infant Formula Crisis Was “A Preventable Tragedy”
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing today titled “FDA Oversight Part 1: The Infant Formula Shortage.
McClain: FDA’s Internal Failures Led Our Nation into an Infant Formula Crisis
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing titled “FDA Oversight Part 1:
Comer Probes FDA’s Tobacco and Nicotine Regulatory Programs Riddled with Uncertainty
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of tobacco and nicotine products through its Center for Tobacco Products (CTP).
Grothman: U.S. Military Isn’t Venue for Social Experiments and Political Correctness
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s hearing by emphasizing that the Biden Administration has pushed for progressive ideals to be infused into the military which are affecting military readiness and recruitment.
Wenstrup Calls on CDC, AFT, 14 Others to Explain Role in School Closure Policies
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and 14 other non-governmental groups to provide documents and information related to their role in the CDC’s COVID-19 school reopening guidance.
Wrap Up: Left-Wing Policies Pushed by D.C. Leaders Plague the Nation’s Capital
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1.
Sessions: Login.gov Lied to Customers, Continued to Charge for Non-Existent Services
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by outlining how Login.gov has not provided identity verification services, lied to its customers, and continued to charge for non-existent services.
Fallon: President Biden’s Anti-American Energy Policies Drove Increased Costs for Americans
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s hearing by examining how the Biden Administration’s energy policies have stifled American-made energy, ignited inflation, and raised energy prices on American workers and families
Comer: Congress Must Block D.C. Council’s Anti-Police, Pro-Criminal Bill
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks at today’s markup of House Joint Resolution 42, which would block the D.C. Council’s anti-police bill from taking effect.
School Closures Hearing Wrap Up: Preparing Our Education System to Address a Future Pandemic Starts with Holding Ourselves and Our Agencies Accountable
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing on “The Consequences of School Closures:
Comer: This Committee Must Fulfill its Responsibility to Conduct Oversight of the District of Columbia
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part 1.”
Hearing Wrap Up: Login.gov Knowingly Misled Customer Agencies for Years, Opening the Door for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce yesterday held a hearing titled, “Login.gov Doesn’t Meet the Standard.”
ICYMI: Comer Discusses D.C.’s Crime Crisis on Ingraham Angle
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News to discuss the Committee’s hearing on “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part I.”
Wrap-Up: President Biden’s Unprecedented Assault on American Energy Increased Costs on American Consumers and Businesses
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing yesterday titled “Fueling Unaffordability:
Wenstrup Extends Crucial Invitations to Second Hearing on COVID-19 Origins
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup invited the Honorable John Ratcliffe, Former Director of National Intelligence, and Mr. David Feith, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to testify at a hearing titled “Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, Part 2: China and the Available Intelligence” on April 18, 2023 to examine China’s role in the origins of COVID-19 and the intelligence surrounding where COVID-19 originated.
EPA Continues Oversight of Cleanup Operations Performed by TC Energy Near Washington, Kansas
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 2, 2023
EPA on-scene coordinators (OSCs) from Region 7 continue to remain on-scene at the site of the pipeline rupture and oil discharge into Mill Creek near Washington, Kansas.
Congressional Record publishes “REPUBLICANS USED TO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT” in the House section on March 30
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2023
“REPUBLICANS USED TO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT“ was published in the House section on page H1680 on March 30
“RELATING TO A NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE PRESIDENT ON MARCH 13, 2020” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 29
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2023
“RELATING TO A NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE PRESIDENT ON MARCH 13, 2020” was published on pages S1028-S1044 of the Congressional Record on March 29.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie: Medicare Trustee Report Shows Urgency to Strengthen Program for Seniors
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2023
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) issued the following statement regarding the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees 2023 Report...