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Committee Republicans Urge FCC Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel to Defend Free Speech and Freedom of the Press

02.24.2021

Washington D.C.– House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Republican Subcommittee Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and other Committee Republicans sent a letter today urging the Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, Jessica Rosenworcel, to defend free speech and freedom of the press.

In the letter, they write:

"We write to urge you to defend free speech and freedom of the press and unequivocally denounce recent efforts by House Democrats to threaten fundamental American liberties protected under the First Amendment. A free and independent press is...

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E&C GOP Leaders to CDC Director: Parents Need Certainty. You Have an Obligation to Our Children to Follow the ‘Science and Truth.’

02.18.2021

Washington, D.C— Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Subcommittee Leader on Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Republican Subcommittee Leader on Health Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent this letter to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky.  

In a call today with Director Walensky, Leader Rodgers expressed disappointment in

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Rodgers and Latta Urge NTIA to Prioritize Unserved and Rural Areas for Broadband Deployment 

02.16.2021

Washington D.C.– House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter today urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to prioritize unserved and rural areas for broadband deployment.

In the letter, they write:

“We appreciate the work that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is undertaking to quickly stand up the new grant programs established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 that will help fund broadband deployment in rural, tribal, and other remote parts of the...

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Committee Republicans Express Disappointment In Partisan COVID-19 Relief Process In Letter To Chairman

02.11.2021

Washington D.C.– House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Republicans sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) expressing their disappointment over the partisan COVID-19 relief process.

In their letter to Chair Pallone, Republicans write:

“We write to express our disappointment that you are pushing forward with a partisan process for further COVID-19 relief when Republicans stand ready to work with you. Last Congress, Republicans and Democrats came together on five separate occasions to deliver several trillion dollars in relief for Americans. There is...

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Energy and Commerce Republican Leaders Issue Letter to Chairman Pallone on Holding Big Tech Accountable

02.05.2021

Washington D.C.– House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leaders Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following joint statement on their letter asking Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. to join Republicans in holding Big Tech accountable:

“Big Tech companies must take more seriously their significant role in our society to uphold free speech, to protect individual rights, and to safeguard our children from harm–they are failing us. Last Congress, we called on Chairman Pallone to hold a hearing...

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Energy and Commerce Republican Leaders Issue Letter to OMB on COVID-19 Relief

02.04.2021

Washington D.C.– House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leaders Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Fred Upton (R-MI), David McKinley (R-WV), Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following joint statement on their letter asking the Office of Management and Budget to provide details on COVID-19 Relief:

“In the past year, Congress and the previous administration delivered trillions of dollars in relief for COVID-19. Millions of American families continue to struggle each day as a result of the enduring burdens of...

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Letter to Secretary Azar Applauding HHS Rule to Assess Regulations

12.16.2020

“We write to express strong support for the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) November 4, 2020 notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ‘Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations,’ and to seek further information about this effort,” wrote Walden, Rodgers, Burgess, and Guthrie.

“HHS regulations have a real-world impact on jobs, the quality of life, and the cost of living of the American people. As a matter of good government, it is important that regulations are monitored to find out if they are actually achieving their projected benefits. The proposed...

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Letter to FCC on Efforts to Assist Companies Replacing Suspect Network Equipment

11.23.2020

Excerpt from letter:

“The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of having reliable and secure communications services, and companies eligible for reimbursement under the Program will have to engage in very careful and intentional planning to replace suspect equipment while at the same time not disrupting its service,” Walden and Pallone wrote. “We urge you to take these specific, non-controversial actions as quickly as possible so these important efforts to secure our communications networks are not delayed.

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