COVID-19

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on the flawed and overly secretive review process of whether risky research for potential pandemic pathogens can be conducted safely and have a justifiable benefit.

The HHS Framework for Guiding Funding Decisions about Proposed Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens (P3CO Framework) was...

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Acting Director Alondra Nelson requesting more information on funding, including proposals for furin cleavage site research or any other cleavage site research.

The members insist that before any additional funding for COVID-19 that the Biden administration has requested is authorized, all...

Washington, D.C. — Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Excerpts and highlights from her prepared remarks:

“We owe it to today’s witnesses and all our frontline heroes to listen to them, to understand their perspectives, and to provide solutions.”

THEY ARE OWED ANSWERS

“The families who lost loved ones – about 947,000 in the U.S. – and those who suffered and sacrificed during this pandemic – are owed answers to many...

Washington, D.C. — Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the mental health crisis in America.

Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks:

THE TROUBLING INCREASE IN CASES

“This hearing comes at a critical time.

“Dealing with the pandemic these last two years has taken a significant toll on many people, resulting in troubling increases in levels of mental health issues in the United States.

“Data from the Centers for Disease Control and...