WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 19 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reverse course on supporting constraints on manufacturing and the development of target lists that identify chemicals and plastic products to be banned   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: 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 Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm demanding the agency stop rushing to prematurely relea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held its final hearing titled "Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward" to evaluate the most effective strategies for improving America's public health response during a future crisis and identify important lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members presse  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the Biden-Harris overtime rule: "Once again, the Biden-Harris administration has had its hand slapped for government overreach. Is it ever go  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-708) on a resolution recommending that the House find Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, on Oct. 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary On September 24, 2024, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken failed to comply with a   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-708) on a resolution recommending that the House find Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, on Oct. 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) iv. The NEO The Committee's investigation found that the State Department's delay in requesting  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-708) on a resolution recommending that the House find Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, on Oct. 11, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Concerns THE MAJORITY MISREPRESENTS THE FACTUAL RECORD ON ITS OWN INVESTIGATION INTO THE U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-707) on the Educational Choice for Children Act (H.R. 9462), which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Oct. 4, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purp  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Identifying areas that may be suitable for sustainable aquaculture, strengthening American food security and coastal economies. * * * Today, NOAA Fisheries released two draft programmatic environmental impact statements (PEIS) to support the identification of proposed Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Southern California and the Gulf  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today showcased Texas' booming energy industry and the unique business opportunities that continue to attract companies from around the world to the state during a fireside chat at the Texas Oil & Gas Association's (TXOGA) 2024 Lone Star Energy Forum in Frisco. "Texas would not be Texas without the oil and gas sector," said Governor Abbott. "The energy industry is the l  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today touted the resilience of the Texas economy following the release of October employment data showing Texas again grew jobs at a faster annual rate than the U.S. as Texas employers added 274,600 nonfarm jobs over the last 12 months. Texas also set a new record high for the number of Texans working and for the size of the Texas labor force. "Texas grows jobs at a fa  more