Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled "Exposing EPA Efforts to Limit Chemicals Needed for Life-Saving Medical Devices and Other Essential Products.”

The Chairs released the following statement:

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a responsibility to protect people from serious adverse risks posed by chemicals and air pollutants. Yet many of the agency’s recent regulatory actions for the U.S. chemical sector go far beyond what is reasonable and could hurt America’s economy while pushing more innovation overseas to China. These proposals will undermine efforts to expand America’s manufacturing base, making it impossible to secure our supply chains and build products that people have come to rely on every day. That includes semiconductors, cars, lifesaving medical devices and sterilization processes, and technologies critical to our national security. We look forward to this timely discussion to address how we can protect people’s health, jobs, American manufacturing, and our national security.”

Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled “Exposing EPA Efforts to Limit Chemicals Needed for Life-Saving Medical Devices and Other Essential Products.

WHAT: An Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing to discuss EPA regulations that threaten the standard of living, modern medicine, and innovation in America. 

DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 

TIME: 10:30 A.M.

LOCATION: 2322 Rayburn House Office Building

This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be live streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Kaitlyn Peterson at Kaitlyn.Peterson@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Sean Kelly at Sean.Kelly@mail.house.gov.