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E&C Republicans: SAMHSA Needs To Be Fully Forthcoming About How It Spends Taxpayer Dollars
By EPA Newswire | Aug 11, 2023
News Release: Washington D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), on behalf of the Health and Oversight Subcommittee Republicans, sent a letter to the Substance...
E&C Republicans Ask Secretary Becerra for Documents Showing Lawful Appointment of New NIAID Director
By EPA Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), on behalf of the Health and Oversight Subcommittee Republicans, sent a letter to Department...
E&C Republicans Ask Secretary Becerra for Documents Showing Lawful Appointment of New NIAID Director
By EPA Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), on behalf of the Health and Oversight Subcommittee Republicans, sent a letter to Department...
E&C Presses Unresponsive NIH for Answers about COVID Origins and Risky Research Projects
By EPA Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: Washington D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent two letters to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) following up on the NIH’s...
E&C Presses Unresponsive NIH for Answers about COVID Origins and Risky Research Projects
By EPA Newswire | Aug 10, 2023
News Release: Washington D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent two letters to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) following up on the NIH’s...
E&C Republicans Demand Answers from Secretary Granholm on Undisclosed Talks with Top CCP Energy Official
By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), today sent a letter to Department of Energy...
E&C Republicans Demand Answers from Secretary Granholm on Undisclosed Talks with Top CCP Energy Official
By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), today sent a letter to Department of Energy...
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich: The one health care solution to protect everyone from outrageous medical bills
By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2023
News Release: PATIENT Act will help people get access to the right care, at the right time, and at a price they can afford
Biden-Harris Administration announces $599,000 for Utah to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced $599,000 in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the state. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure ...
Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON (July 31, 2023) – Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC – affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming – have together agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the Clean Water Act and Pipeline Safety Laws relating to oil spills in Montana and North Dakota.
E&C Requests GAO Assess Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), on behalf of the Health and Oversight Subcommittee Republicans, sent a letter to...
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Press EPA to Extend Public Comment Period for Burdensome Power Plant Standards
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 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) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting an extension after the...
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Press EPA to Extend Public Comment Period for Burdensome Power Plant Standards
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 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) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan requesting an extension after the...
Leader Rodgers Urges NHTSA to Stop Making Cars Unaffordable and Ceding America’s Auto Leadership to China
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following announcements this week from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding new vehicle fuel economy standards and penalties on automakers, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) urged the administration to ease the burden for millions of Americans and stop its regulatory assault that’s handing the keys to America’s automotive industry over to China.
EPA Joins Maryland in Announcing New Chapter in Bay Restoration
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2022) – EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller today on Wye Island in Queen Anne’s County to announce new strategies by Maryland for restoring water quality in the Chesapeake and Atlantic coastal bays.
EPA Opens Flagstaff Office with Focus on Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: Flagstaff – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Navajo Nation partners celebrate the opening of EPA's new Flagstaff Field Office with a ribbon-cutting, tour, and a demonstration of equipment for abandoned uranium mine work.
Chair Rodgers Unveils Proposal to Address Root Cause of Drug Shortages Facing American Patients
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today unveiled a discussion draft with policy proposals to address the drug shortages facing America.
Chair Rodgers Unveils Proposal to Address Root Cause of Drug Shortages Facing American Patients
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today unveiled a discussion draft with policy proposals to address the drug shortages facing America.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $552,000 for Nevada to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, at an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 ...
EPA and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee highlight $7 billion Solar for All grant competition at a North Carolina press event
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2023
News Release: RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (July 21, 2023) –Today, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Congresswoman Valerie Foushee at a press event in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to discuss the $7 billion Solar for All grant competition currently open through President ...