Press Release

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) Jessica Rosenworcel's announcement that the FCC would be establishing a Space Bureau at the agency. 

“The FCC plays a critical role in licensing satellite communications systems, but the Chairwoman has not yet provided details or clarity on the structure or role of her newly proposed Space Bureau. As the committee of jurisdiction, Energy and Commerce is responsible for directing FCC action, and...

NIH must clearly demonstrate public benefit to justify risky research 

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak requesting information related to a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) monkeypox virus enhancement, which has reportedly made the disease 1000 percent more lethal in mice.  The more lethal monkeypox virus...

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent the following letter to Boston University President Robert Brown, requesting information related to reports that researchers at his university are conducting potentially risky gain-of-function research with coronaviruses:

KEY EXCERPT: “BU has stated that the work was approved by the institutional biosafety committee (IBC) of BU’s NEIDL, and by the Boston Public Health Commission. However, the research...

Warns Biden Not to Embolden CCP Across our Entire Economy 
Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report on the CCP’s attempts to obstruct a DOJ investigation into Huawei. 

“The DOJ’s report on China’s efforts to infiltrate the highest levels of our government are deeply alarming. It underscores that the Chinese Communist Party will stop at nothing...