ICYMI: E&C Republican Leaders Address Conference Committee to Boost American Competitiveness and Beat China
05.13.2022
Conferees met yesterday for the first time to discuss strengthening American competitiveness, beating China, and finding a compromise between the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition (USICA) and the House’s U.S. Innovation and Competition (COMPETES) Acts of 2021. House Energy and Commerce Republicans urged members to prioritize removing burdensome tax, regulatory, and permitting barriers, which pose significant challenges to competitiveness and security.
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is leading on calling for lifting tax burdens and removing costly regulatory and permitting barriers...