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Manchin, Risch Reintroduce Bipartisan International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reintroduced the International Nuclear Energy Act of 2023 (INEA). Initially introduced in the 117thCongress, the bipartisan legislation promotes engagement with ally and partner nations to develop a civil nuclear export strategy and offset China and Russia’s growing influence on international nuclear energy development.
Manchin Announces $1.27M Contract Award to Plug Abandoned Gas Well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a $1.27 million contract has been awarded to a Morgantown, West Virginia-based contractor to plug one abandoned gas well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve—America’s newest national park—and two abandoned oil and gas wells at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula, Ohio. The contract utilizes funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) that Chairman Manchin secured to help address and remediate abandoned oil and gas wells.
Manchin Applauds Willow Project Reapproval
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the Administration’s decision to reapprove the Willow Project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve.
ICYMI — Manchin: The Biden Admin panders to climate activists. I won't support their nominees.
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The Houston Chronicle published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Committee Continues Investigating Onshore Leasing Actions, Despite Ongoing Silence from Biden Administration
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led all committee Republicans in a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, once again asking for transparency on the administration’s actions on onshore oil and gas development. In part, the members wrote:
Committee Explores Bipartisan Solutions for Tribal Autonomy
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on two bills to increase tribal authority and control over their lands. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
Republicans Start Comprehensive Look at Bringing Endangered Species Act Into 21st Century
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a hearing that started the examination of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including any improvements that can be made to help species, habitat and people. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response:
Commonsense Wildfire Solutions Start With Active Management
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing promoting solutions to address the catastrophic wildfires that plague American forests. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
Biden Takes Sweeping Federal Action Disregarding Local Communities
By Interior Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
President Joe Biden held a so-called "Conservation in Action Summit," where he announced a unilateral decision to lock up massive amounts of new land and water. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response:
ICYMI Comer on Hannity: Subpoena in Biden Family Investigation Reveals New Family Member Involved; Treasury Allows Committee to View SARs
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Hannity” on Fox News to provide an update on the Committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling and business schemes.
Comer: Treasury Department Caves, Provides Access to Biden Family & Their Associates’ SARs
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of the Treasury finally is providing the committee in camera review of the suspicious activity reports generated by the Biden family and their associates’ unusual foreign or high-dollar transactions:
Comer: Hunter’s Art Dealer Hiding Information and Obstructing Congressional Oversight
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is again pressing Georges Bergès, owner of the Georges Bergès Gallery, to provide information related to Hunter Biden’s anonymous, high-dollar art transactions.
Hearing Wrap Up: Existing Flaws, Structural Weaknesses, and Unprecedented Levels of Spending Led to Rampant Fraud in Pandemic Relief Programs
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing yesterday titled, “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: Inspectors General on Curing the Disease.
Hearing Wrap Up: Biden Admin Ignored Warnings that Trillions in Spending Would Damage the Economy and Spur Inflation
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing yesterday titled “Inflation: A Preventable Crisis
Comer: OPM Policies Must Put the American People First
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled “Oversight of Our Nation’s Largest Employer: Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.” In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that oversight of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is critical as it oversees personnel management policies and benefits for a workforce of over two million employees.
Wenstrup, McClain, Select Subcommittee Republicans Press for Information, Transcribed Interviews on Political Interference in Vaccine & Booster Approvals
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio.), Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Select Subcommittee Republicans are pressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide documents and communications related to the FDA’s COVID-19 vaccine approval, as well as any coordination between the Biden Administration and the FDA related to administering guidance to the American people on booster shots
Hearing Wrap Up: Artificial Intelligence Poses Great Risks but Safe Integration Will Yield Positive Results
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing yesterday titled “Advances in AI: Are We Ready For a Tech Revolution?”
Comer, McMorris Rodgers, Jordan Applaud House Passage of Bill to Protect Americans from Censorship
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), and House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) applauded House passage of the Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act (H.R. 140).
McClain: President Biden Doubled Down on Reckless Spending Despite Warnings, Worsened Inflation for American Families
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing examining how the Biden Administration’s reckless spending under the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act have driven inflation to 40-year highs.
Hearing Wrap Up: Waste and Mismanagement at OPM is Reducing Services and Raising Costs for Taxpayers
By Interior Newswire Reports | Mar 19, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Oversight of Our Nation’s Largest Employer: Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.