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Grothman, National Security Subcommittee Members Investigate Human Trafficking Risks as Biden Administration Moves to End DNA Testing at the Border
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 5, 2023
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and members of the subcommittee are launching an investigation after reports indicated that the Biden Administration will end familial DNA testing used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to confirm claimed family unit relationships.
Westerman Releases Statement Ahead of 2023 Fire Season
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
On June 2, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)
Hearing Wrap Up: Silicon Valley Bank Collapse is a ‘Case of Failed Supervision’
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
On May 25, the House Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) held a hearing titled “A Failure of Supervision: Bank Failures and the San Francisco Federal Reserve.
Comer & Grassley Blast FBI for Refusing to Provide Subpoenaed Record Alleging Then-VP Biden Engaged in a Bribery Scheme
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Comer threatens to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings if Director Wray continues to defy subpoena
Comer & Foxx: Biden Administration Hijacking the Court System to Enact a Radical Student Loan Cancellation Agenda
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) today are raising concerns about the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to hijack the court system to enact a radical student loan cancellation agenda.
Wenstrup Reveals NIH “Bio-Safety Concern” at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Requests Further Explanation
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is calling on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explain its letter to the University of California, Irvine (Irvine) in which the NIH suspended all subgrant funds previously allocated to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) under claims that the WIV “has been conducting research at its facilities in China that pose serious bio-safety concerns.
Fallon: Biden Administration Looking to Regulate Gas Stoves Out of Existence
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Consumer Choice on the Backburner: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves ” by outlining how the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed rules further strangle American consumer choice and is just one in a series of recent actions that embody the Biden Administration’s whole-of-government approach to over-regulate Americans’ day-to-day lives
Comer: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Making Billions at the Expense of Patients and Taxpayers
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
n May 23, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers In Prescription Drug Markets Part I: Self-Interest Or Health Care?
Comer Demands Biden Administration Cooperate with Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on senior officials in the Biden Administration to fully cooperate with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The Oversight Committee has obtained testimony from Inspector General John Sopko that the Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development are obstructing SIGAR’s investigations.
Hearing Wrap Up: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Prioritize Their Pocketbooks Over Patient Care
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Congress can work in a bipartisan fashion to address unchecked PBMs
Haaland's Mineral Withdrawal Deals Blow to Local Tribes, American Energy
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
On June 2, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a 20-year energy and mineral withdrawal within a 10-mile radius of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
McClain: SF Fed Failed to Oversee Silicon Valley Bank Despite Clear Warning Signs
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today opened a hearing titled “A Failure of Supervision: Bank Failures and the San Francisco Federal Reserve” by emphasizing that the San Francisco Federal Reserve failed to provide regulatory supervision and ignored obvious warning signs of a bank run at the Silicon Valley Bank.
Wenstrup Threatens Subpoena as Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten Obstructs COVID-19 School Closures Investigation
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) sent a final letter to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten requesting supplementary documents and communications related to her influence over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s school reopening guidance.
Hearing Wrap Up: Department of Energy’s Proposed Rule Regulates Gas Stoves Out of Existence, Further Strangles U.S. Consumer Choice
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled, “Consumer Choice on the Backburner: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves.
Westerman Celebrates Historic Permitting Reform Wins
By Interior Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
On May 31, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which included much of U.S. Rep. Garret Graves' (R-La.) Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
Westerman Applauds Permitting Provisions in Fiscal Responsibility Act
By Interior Newswire Report | May 30, 2023
On May 30, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement about the permitting reform provisions included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act:
Committee Calls for Reduced Funding for Agencies After Failures to Testify
By Interior Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a series of three letters to House Committee on Appropriations leadership requesting a reduction in Fiscal Year 2024 funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation
Comer, Sessions & Boebert Lead Probe of Heightened Federal Agency Telework
By Interior Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
Federal Workforce Telework Rates and Policies Remain Largely a Mystery
Chairs Comer, Jordan, Green Demand Information from DHS on Risk Posed by Aliens with Terrorist Ties Crossing the Border
By Interior Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) are investigating how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is handling the elevated national security risk presented by an increasing number of aliens with terrorist ties illegally crossing the United States’ southern border.
Wenstrup Demands Accountability for COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths, Requests Transcribed Interview with Former Governor Andrew Cuomo
By Interior Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is demanding accountability from former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro regarding the decision, or the decision of their predecessor, to mandate nursing homes and long-term care facilities admit contagious and untested COVID-19 patients.