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The Energy and Commerce Committee is committed to providing visitors with easy access to the most up to date information on the work of the committee in the 112th Congress; that’s why we’re thrilled to be launching this new website.

Take a look inside:

A new Subcommittee section aggregates all the information and resources about the committee’s work on pages organized by issue.  

The Hearings and Votes section of the website makes it easier to find comprehensive details about hearings and markups. Each event will continue to be...

Obamacare proponents frequently claim that the law will cover approximately 30 million people when fully implemented. However, how they plan to achieve this goal is rarely discussed. In addition to exchange subsidies, approximately 20 million individuals will be swept into a massive Medicaid expansion in 2014. Governors across the country opposed this Medicaid expansion because it would tie their hands with new federal mandates and would ultimately require significant state financial resources.

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government cannot punish states by cutting off all...

In a recent press interview, EPA Administrator Jackson tried to blame the decline of coal electricity generation on the low price of natural gas, stating, "The problem for coal right now is entirely economic." Jackson is attempting to deflect blame for plant closures, job losses, and electricity price increases, but her explanation ignores the fact that over the past three years EPA has issued a suite of new regulations designed to bring an end coal-fired generation in America. At this week’s Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing,...