House Panel Meets for Markup of 15 Health-Related Bills
Congress
House Panel Meets for Markup of 15 Health-Related Bills
2023-07-19 16:49:56
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee met Wednesday to markup 15 health-related bills, reviewing and reauthorizing programs dealing with everything from the future of telehealth to a registry for firefighters dealing with cancer to treatment services for sickle... Read More

TikTok CEO Grilled Over Chinese Influence in US Through App
Congress
TikTok CEO Grilled Over Chinese Influence in US Through App
2023-03-23 22:59:12
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The chief executive of social media app and website TikTok endured five hours of withering accusations in Congress Thursday that his company acted as the alter ego of the Chinese government and failed to protect children from harmful... Read More

House Questions Crypto Mining’s Environmental Impact
Cryptocurrencies
House Questions Crypto Mining’s Environmental Impact
2022-08-19 19:37:43
by Madeline Hughes

WASHINGTON — Four of the largest crypto mining companies are facing questions about their environmental impacts from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. “The energy consumption and hardware required to support [proof of work–based] cryptocurrencies may, in some instances,... Read More

Pallone Blasts Oil Companies Over Profits As Consumers Suffer at the Pump
Congress
Pallone Blasts Oil Companies Over Profits As Consumers Suffer at the Pump
2022-08-03 16:05:25
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee ripped into four major oil companies who reported record high profits in the first half of the year as consumers continued to suffer sticker shock... Read More

House Panel to Hold Hybrid Hearing on Gas Prices
Congress
House Panel to Hold Hybrid Hearing on Gas Prices
2022-04-04 17:41:27
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The surging price of gasoline across the country will be the subject of a hybrid hearing April 6 before a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will convene on Wednesday,... Read More

House Panel to Begin Heavy Lifting on Infrastructure
Infrastructure
House Panel to Begin Heavy Lifting on Infrastructure
2021-03-15 23:19:50
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - The House Energy and Commerce Committee will begin marshalling the Biden Administation's next big policy goal through Congress next Monday, with a hearing on a $312 billion infrastructure plan. The bill, called the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow's America... Read More

House Democrats Hand DeLauro Appropriations Gavel
Congress
House Democrats Hand DeLauro Appropriations Gavel
2020-12-03 20:36:05
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - In the end, it wasn't even close. After a year of behind-the-scenes campaigning by a trio of candidates, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, of Connecticut, has been chosen to lead the House Appropriations Committee in the 117th Congress. Both Reps.... Read More

NC-08: Richard Hudson (R)
House Watch
NC-08: Richard Hudson (R)
2020-10-31 16:10:32
by TWN Staff

About Hudson: Since he was elected in 2012, Richard Hudson has worked hard to serve North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District, which includes all or part of seven counties spanning from Salisbury and Concord across South-Central North Carolina to Cumberland County.... Read More

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