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C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement on Keeping AM Radio in New Automobiles
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Listen Here: Why Americans Value AM Radio.”
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan Announce North Carolina Field Hearing on Securing America’s Grid
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a field hearing in Moore County, North Carolina, titled “Enhancing America’s Grid Security and Resilience.”
Chair Rodgers' Statement on the Danger of Wildfires in the U.S. and the Importance of Science-based Forest Management
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement today on the ongoing forest fires in Canada and the importance of proactive forest management to reduce the risks of forest fires.
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Strengthening American Leadership in Blockchain Technology
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 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 “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies.”
O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith: “All too Often During the Pandemic, the CDC Appeared to Work Backwards”
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 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 “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission.”
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Improving Access to Care for Patients and Supporting Research for Rare Diseases
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Examining Proposals that Provide Access to Care for Patients and Support Research for Rare Diseases.”
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on All Hazards and Public Health Security Threats
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Legislative Solutions to Bolster Preparedness and Response for All Hazards and Public Health Security Threats.”
Chair Rodgers on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan: “It Will Make Life More Expensive Across the Board”
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability.”
Chair Rodgers on Ensuring AM Radio Availability for Americans in New Cars
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Listen Here: Why Americans Value AM Radio.”
E&C Leaders Press Health Department Watchdog for Information about Outdated and Incorrect Medicaid Enrollment
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
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, today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General (IG) Christi Grimm.
E&C Leaders Request Top NIH Researcher Sit for Videotaped Interview After Admin Stalls on Providing Lethal Mpox Experiment Documents
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
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)
Manchin Evaluates Reforms to Federal Land Management and Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the Federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
Manchin Announces $1M from Program Established by Great American Outdoors Act for Deferred Maintenance Projects at Monongahela National Forest
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is investing $1,092,000 from the National Parks and Public Legacy Restoration Fund (NPPLRF) to address three deferred maintenance projects in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest.
Manchin: Record Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale Prompted by Inflation Reduction Act
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following last month’s onshore oil and gas lease sale held by the U.S. Department of the Interior that brought in $78,844,369 on 37 parcels — the highest earning onshore lease sale since 2019.
ICYMI: Manchin Announces $429K Grant for Jefferson County’s Shepherdstown Battlefield
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has awarded the Jefferson County Farmland Protection Board $429,097 to preserve 149.6 acres at Shepherdstown Battlefield in Jefferson County, West Virginia, through the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program.
ICYMI: Manchin Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Domestic Electric Power Supply Chain
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led 47 bipartisan Senators in urging Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to refrain from finalizing a DOE efficiency standard that would worsen the current shortage of distribution transformers, which are critical grid products.
ICYMI — Manchin: This EPA Won’t Let Electric Reliability Inconvenience Their Anti-Fossil Agenda.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the reliability and resiliency of electric services in the United States in light of recent assessments and alerts.
Manchin Announces $140 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for West Virginia to Address, Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia will receive $140,684,000 in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML).
Manchin Announces Tokamak Energy Inc. Chosen to Help Advance the Development of Fusion Energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Tokamak Energy Inc., with operations in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of eight companies nationwide to advance designs and research and development for fusion power plants.
ICYMI: Manchin Secures MVP in Debt Ceiling Agreement
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on his securement of the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.