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Republican E&C Leaders Send Letter to Pallone Calling for Upcoming Hearings to Address Energy Emergencies Around the Country, Not Just Texas

03.17.2021

Washington, D.C.—House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with Subcommittee on Energy Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) insisting that he expand the scope of the upcoming hearing on the recent emergency situation in Texas to also address emergency situations that have affected other states, such as California, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

In their letter to Chairman Pallone, the Republican Energy and Commerce Leaders wrote:

“We saw...

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Rodgers and Rush Urge Commerce Secretary Raimondo to Secure U.S. Innovation and Emerging Technology Leadership

03.12.2021

Washington, D.C.—Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Democratic Chair of the Energy Subcommittee Bobby Rush (D-IL) sent a letter today urging Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to address the need for increased U.S. leadership in the innovation and deployment of emerging technologies. Last year, Energy and Commerce led the way in enacting the American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (COMPETE) Act, which provides a unique role...

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Energy and Commerce Republicans Insist on Transparency and Accountability in Letters to Facebook, Google, and Twitter

03.11.2021

Washington, D.C.—Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and committee Republicans today issued letters to Facebook, Google, and Twitter insisting on transparency and accountability from Big Tech.

Background: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 25, 2021.

The letters ask companies to:

Identify their processes and policies for content flagging, removal, and user deplatforming decisions;
Identify their processes

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Republican Leaders Urge FCC to Quickly Produce Accurate Broadband Maps

03.08.2021

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), along with U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. John Thune (R-SD), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel inquiring about the agency’s status on completing its mapping process in a timely manner to ensure accurate broadband data collection.

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Republican Leaders Call for Bipartisan Investigation into Impact of School Closures on Children with Disabilities

03.08.2021

WASHINGTON, DC—House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today called for a bipartisan investigation into the effects school closures are having on children with disabilities, and state and local compliance with federal special education...

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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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