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Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of Six Bills

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.


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Barrasso: Brinton Commits Crimes on DOE’s Dime

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm urging her to disclose former employee Sam Brinton’s official travel itineraries and address continuing concerns surrounding the criminal acts he committed during his employment at DOE.


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IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles

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."


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O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”

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."


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Chair Rodgers: “Self-Driving Cars Have the Potential to Transform Lives”

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."


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Witnesses Agree: Manchin’s Proposed Judicial Reforms, Electric Transmission Provisions Necessary

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing’s first panel, Chairman Joe Manchin ...


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IDC Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis Opening Statement on Self-Driving Vehicles

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."


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Manchin Questions Witnesses About Administration Throttling Energy Production on Federal Lands and Waters

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing’s second panel, Chairman Joe Manchin ...


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Barrasso: Congress Must Fix the Broken Leasing and Permitting Process on Federal Land

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), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands.


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O&I Subcommittee Chair Griffith to Sec. Becerra: “ORR Actions are Equal to Neglect”

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."


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Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”

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."


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Chair Rodgers to HHS Sec. Becerra: “I am Very Concerned About a Culture of Arrogance and Lawlessness”

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."


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Wyoming’s Pete Obermueller Testifies Before the Senate on Federal Leasing and Permitting Reform

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), welcomed Mr. Pete Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming. Mr. Obermueller, testified before the committee at a legislative hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the federal leasing and permitting process.


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Chair Rodgers: “Self-Driving Cars Have the Potential to Transform Lives”

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."


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Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Organ Donations

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) offered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, unanimously.



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Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Organ Donations

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) offered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, unanimously.


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Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Unveil Draft Legislation to Modernize and Expand U.S. Pipeline Infrastructure

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 unveiled draft legislation, the Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act of 2023, which will help unleash clean, affordable American energy.


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Manchin, Barrasso Raise Concerns with Forest Service Climate Rules

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Dr. Homer Wilkes, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary ...


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Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of Six Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on Thursday, July 27, 2023, to consider six pieces of legislation recently approved by the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee.