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Chairs Rodgers and Griffith Announce Oversight Hearing with EPA Inspector General on Biden’s Electric School Buses
By DOE Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a hearing titled “Making the Grade?: Audit of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program."
Manchin Statement on Removal of More Than 13M Acres from Oil and Gas Leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and Cancellation of Seven Leases in ANWR
By DOE Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Department of the Interior’s announcement that more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) would be ...
Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Announce Legislative Hearing on Energy Reliability and Efficiency
By DOE Newswire | Sep 7, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a legislative hearing titled “Keeping the Lights On: Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American Homes."
E&C Republicans Press Ford for Information on Planned EV Battery Plant with Ties to China
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, wrote to Ford President and CEO James Farley regarding a new partnership with Chinese-owned Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) to build lithium iron phosphate batteries in the United States.
E&C Republicans Press Ford for Information on Planned EV Battery Plant with Ties to China
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, wrote to Ford President and CEO James Farley regarding a new partnership with Chinese-owned Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) to build lithium iron phosphate batteries in the United States.
Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Admin Nursing Home Staffing Rule that Will Harm Patients
By DOE Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today offered the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to mandate increased nursing home staff ratios...
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan, and Johnson Request Information Regarding Implementation of NEPA Reforms at Federal Agencies
By DOE Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent letters to the Department of Energy...
Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Admin Nursing Home Staffing Rule that Will Harm Patients
By DOE Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today offered the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to mandate increased nursing home staff ratios...
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan, and Johnson Request Information Regarding Implementation of NEPA Reforms at Federal Agencies
By DOE Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent letters to the Department of Energy...
E&C Republican Leaders Open Investigation into Hawaiian Electric Following Deadly Maui Fires
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee 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) sent a letter to Hawaiian Electric seeking information regarding...
Democrats’ Drug Price-Setting Scheme Dismantles Medicare’s Promise, Undermines Seniors’ Health
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Biden administration has announced the first 10 medications under its new Medicare price-setting plan for prescription drugs that was established by the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act." This new regime to impose price-controls set by Washington bureaucrats is an...
Democrats’ Drug Price-Setting Scheme Dismantles Medicare’s Promise, Undermines Seniors’ Health
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Biden administration has announced the first 10 medications under its new Medicare price-setting plan for prescription drugs that was established by the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act." This new regime to impose price-controls set by Washington bureaucrats is an...
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Announce East Palestine Field Hearing on Derailment Cleanup Progress
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 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 an upcoming field hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, titled “Life After the Train Derailment: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability for the People of East Palestine."
Chairs Rodgers and Johnson Announce East Palestine Field Hearing on Derailment Cleanup Progress
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 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 an upcoming field hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, titled “Life After the Train Derailment: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability for the People of East Palestine."
Chairs Rodgers & Johnson Commend EPA’s Decision to Follow the Law on Current Air Quality Standards
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) released a statement today following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to end the agency’s unnecessary reconsideration of existing air quality standards for ozone, which provide ample protections from air pollutants.
Chairs Rodgers & Johnson Commend EPA’s Decision to Follow the Law on Current Air Quality Standards
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) released a statement today following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to end the agency’s unnecessary reconsideration of existing air quality standards for ozone, which provide ample protections from air pollutants.
GAO Report Requested by Chair Rodgers, Senator Capito Recommends NRC Actions to Prepare to License Advanced Nuclear Reactors
By DOE Newswire | Aug 25, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released findings of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that both members previously requested titled, “Nuclear Power: NRC Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prepare to License Advanced Reactors."
GAO Report Requested by Chair Rodgers, Senator Capito Recommends NRC Actions to Prepare to License Advanced Nuclear Reactors
By DOE Newswire | Aug 25, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released findings of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that both members previously requested titled, “Nuclear Power: NRC Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prepare to License Advanced Reactors."
District Update: E&C Republicans are Leading to Restore America’s Energy Dominance
By DOE Newswire | Aug 25, 2023
News Release: House Republicans are fulfilling our Commitment to America to address the most pressing issues facing our nation. This month, Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are back home in their districts talking about Republican solutions to lower the cost of living, improve people’s quality of life, boost our energy security, create jobs, cut China out of our supply chains, and reduce emissions. Check out these updates...
Barrasso: U.S. Sanctions On Venezuela Should Not Be Lifted
By DOE Newswire | Aug 25, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), responded to reports that the United States is engaged in discussions to ease sanctions with Venezuela. This politically motivated decision could lead to increased imports of Venezuelan oil to the United States.