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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information from Chemical Safety Board on Management Challenges

05.20.2021

Leaders Voice Concern About Persistent & Emerging Issues Undermining the CSB’s Ability to Conduct Investigations

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader David McKinley (R-WV), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY), wrote to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) today demanding information regarding the ongoing...

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“A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence”

May 26, 2021 at 11:00am

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Leader Rodgers Calls on CDC to Follow Science and Update Guidance for Summer Camps, Schools, and Travel

05.14.2021

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky on Friday requesting that her agency update its guidance related to children and travel. Leader Rodgers asked Director Walensky to follow science and update her agency’s summer camp guidance, school guidance, and travel guidance for...

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E&C Republican Leaders Welcome Call From Scientists Wanting An Investigation Into COVID-19’s Origins

05.13.2021

Washington, D.C. — In today’s edition of Science, 18 scientists joined in an open letter entitled, “Investigate the origins of COVID-19.” 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), released a statement supporting the scientific community leaders who called for a dispassionate science-based investigation into the pandemic origins.

“Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee...

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E&C Republican Leaders Request Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Provide Classified Briefing on COVID-19 Origins Report

05.11.2021

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), sent a letter today to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Director Kimberly S. Budil requesting a classified briefing on a May 27, 2020 report on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This request is part of the E&C Leader’s...

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ICYMI: “Congress is finally investigating the lab accident covid-19 origin theory”

05.07.2021

Republicans are taking the first steps in a long-overdue effort.

We’re calling for a FULL scientific investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

It’s a matter of public health and biosecurity. @HouseCommerce is ready to get to the bottom of how it all began. Read how we're leading the way ⬇️ https://t.co/gAKiKxmXWz

— Energy & Commerce GOP (@HouseCommerce) May 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin highlighted the 

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E&C Republican Leaders Ask State Dept. to Declassify Documents Related to Chinese Military Research at Suspected Lab in COVID Origins Investigation

05.06.2021

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting a release of unclassified and declassified documents related to a statement in an agency fact sheet issued on January 15, 2021, about Chinese military research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV).  The WIV has been the focus of U.S....

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E&C Republican Leaders Send Letter to CDC Director Requesting Information on Role Teachers Unions Played in Keeping Schools Closed

05.05.2021

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter Wednesday to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky asking about the CDC’s recently revealed emails showing a “partnership” with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and involvement from the National Education Association (NEA).

Although Dr. Walensky promised to “lead with ‘facts, science, and...

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