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Energy and Commerce Leaders Press Administration on Reliability Concerns Posed by EPA's Power Sector Rules

11.09.2011

WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee continue seeking answers from administration officials about the potential impacts of EPA's power sector rules, sending a pair of letters today exploring how the rules could affect energy security and reliability of the electric grid and other critical infrastructure. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano...

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Energy and Commerce Members Push President to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline

11.09.2011

WASHINGTON, DC - Republican and Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to President Obama today urging him approve the Presidential Permit for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a project they call an "urgent priority" needed to put tens of thousands of Americans to work.

If constructed, the pipeline would create over 100,000 American jobs and bring up to 1.4 million barrels of safe and secure oil per day to U.S. refineries. To ensure a timely review process, this summer the...

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OPINION: Kim Strassel in the Wall Street Journal "The Democrats' Blue-Collar Blues"

11.04.2011

The Wall Street JournalBy KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL

Blue and green should never be seen without a color in between," runs the old design line. An imperiled President Obama is learning the political pain of mixing colors.

His greens are certainly in evidence, camped in ever greater numbers in front of the White House to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that will move oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The pipeline officially needs State Department approval, though this week Mr. Obama further elevated the controversy...

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Committee Serves Subpoena After White House Fails to Turn Over Internal Solyndra Documents – Upton Disappointed with White House Response

11.04.2011

"The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials   might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears."- President Barack Obama, January 21, 2009  

WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) last evening served subpoenas to White House Chief of Staff William Daley and Vice President Joe Biden's Chief of Staff Bruce Reed for documents related to the $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee. The issuance of...

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Committee Approves Subpoena After White House Fails to Turn Over Internal Solyndra Documents

11.03.2011

"The Government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials   might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears."- President Barack Obama, January 21, 2009  

WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today voted to subpoena documents from the Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President relating to the Solyndra loan guarantee. The issuance of the subpoena...

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Energy and Commerce Members Urge President to Approve Keystone Pipeline for the Sake of Jobs and Energy Security

11.03.2011

WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee took to the House floor today to urge President Obama to approve the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring much-needed jobs and secure energy supplies to the United States. 

This summer, the House passed H.R. 1938, the North American-Made Energy Security Act, requiring the president to issue a decision on the pipeline by November 1, 2011. Democratic opponents in the Senate and White House mocked the bill and called it "unnecessary"...

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Subcommittee Approves Legislation to Provide Certainty to Rural America by Preventing Costly EPA Regulations on Farm Dust

11.03.2011

WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today approved bipartisan legislation to provide much-needed certainty and regulatory relief to America's farmers, ranchers, and rural businesses. H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, passed the panel by a vote of 12-9 and now moves to the full Energy and Commerce Committee for consideration. H.R. 1633, introduced by Reps. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Leonard Boswell (D-IA), addresses the threat of increased federal regulation of dust by preventing...

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Walden, Heller Unveil FCC Process Reform Legislation

11.02.2011

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today unveiled legislation,H.R. 3309 and H.R. 3310, to improve the way the Federal Communications Commission operates by improving transparency, predictability, and consistency as part of Republicans' ongoing effort to ensure the commission's work encourages job creation, investment, and innovation.

Walden said, "At a time when job creators are crippled with regulatory uncertainty, Congress has the obligation to ensure that federal agencies carry out...

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