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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.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $80,000 for American Samoa 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 ...
Top Moments in E&C Oversight Hearing with Secretary Becerra
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing with Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra to hold him accountable for his failed leadership. Don’t miss these top moments, including Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) telling Secretary Becerra that HHS has “lost sight of its core mission."
Bicameral Health Committee Leaders Announce Bipartisan Request for Information Regarding FDA Regulation of CBD
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., (D-NJ), along with Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), today announced a bicameral Request for Information (RFI) to subject matter experts and stakeholders regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of cannabidiol (CBD).
Bicameral Health Committee Leaders Announce Bipartisan Request for Information Regarding FDA Regulation of CBD
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., (D-NJ), along with Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), today announced a bicameral Request for Information (RFI) to subject matter experts and stakeholders regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of cannabidiol (CBD).
Full Committee Markup Recap
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a Full Committee markup today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced bipartisan solutions that will bolster America's national security by reducing our dependence on China and supporting the next age of American technological innovation. The Committee also advanced bills...
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Six Bills
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of six bills.
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Six Bills
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of six bills.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $5 Million for California to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 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 ...
Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Workplace Safety Requirements for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Worker Health, Fenceline Communities
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal that will better protect workers from exposure to carbon tetrachloride (CTC), a chemical known to cause serious health risks such as liver toxicity and cancer. This proposal, if finalized, would protect people from ...
Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."
Chair Rodgers: “Self-Driving Cars Have the Potential to Transform Lives”
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."
Chair Rodgers: “Self-Driving Cars Have the Potential to Transform Lives”
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Self-Driving Vehicle Legislative Framework: Enhancing Safety, Improving Lives and Mobility, and Beating China."
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Historic $20 Billion in Grant Competitions to Create National Clean Financing Network as Part of Investing in America Agenda
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for $20 billion across two grant competitions under the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, an Inflation Reduction Act program central to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda ...
EPA Announces $1.3 Million Settlement for Permian Basin Company
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (July 13th, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to Callon Permian LLC for emissions from tanks, flares, and other equipment that EPA identified using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that detects hydrocarbon ...
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2023
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 “Stopping the Exploitation of Migrant Children: Oversight of HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement."