Energy and Commerce Committee

Lucia Graves

GOP Congressman Demands Independent Investigation Of Solyndra Loan

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint an outside investigator to probe whether the Obam...

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Lucia Graves

House Republicans Mock Claim Koch Brothers Could Benefit From Oil Pipeline

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, Transcanada, George Soros, Alberta Tar Sands, Fred Upton, Bobby Rush, Koch Brothers, Koch, Oil Pipeline, 112th Congress, Henry Waxman, Energy and Commerce Committee, Video, Green News

WASHINGTON -- At a hearing on the approval of the Keystone XL, a controversial oil pipeline that would expand Canada's oil sand imports to refineries ...

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Make No Mistake, Color of Change Does Not Represent Black Interests

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bobby Rush, Color of Change, 112th Congress, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Energy and Commerce Committee, African American Media, James Rucker, Ditigal Divide, Device Divide, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Naacp, Silicon Valley, Politics News
Rep. Bobby Rush

The Internet advocacy organization Color of Change is not as focused on the needs and interests of African Americans and communities of color as they ...

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Rush Address at Minority Telecom Council's 2011 Broadband and Social Justice Summit

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Bobby Rush

In terms of the media, communications and technology industries, minority businesses and entrepreneurs risk falling even farther behind their white counterparts. If we don't take aggressive measures we'll continue to fall behind.

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New GOP Team: Is There a Moderate in the House?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

Speaker-in-Waiting John Boehner's team has already announced its picks for the new committee chairmen -- a step that was immediately followed by the requisite sniping from across the aisle.

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Lucia Graves

BP Apologist Looking To Bend Term Limits In Longshot Bid For Energy Chairmanship

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. Joe Barton, Joe Barton, Rep. John Shimkus, Gop Leadership, John Shimkus, Energy and Commerce Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is waging a complex campaign to win the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee -- an...

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Solving the Privacy Dilemma

Jules Polonetsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Internet, Fcc, Behavioral Targeting, Future of Privacy Forum, Ftc, Privacy, Energy and Commerce Committee, Technology News
Jules Polonetsky

Solving the privacy dilemma online may be as simple as companies simply fessing up the truth to consumers. We are here to help connect you to other people and to help sell you things you may like.

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Weekly Mulch: New bills and old money

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Climate legislation is returning to the Senate's docket, and leaders on Capitol Hill are hoping that this ve...

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Toyota Hearing: Automaker's President Apologizes For Company's Handling Of Gas Pedal Problems

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- (BY LARRY MARGASAK and KEN THOMAS, AP) The president of Toyota's operations apologized for the company's handling of safety issues Tuesd...

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Ryan Grim

House GOP Going After Health Care Deal Documents

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans plan to force a difficult vote on Democrats in the Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, pressing forward with a "resolution o...

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It's Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathleen Wells, J.D.

I talked with Congressman Alan Grayson in detail about his efforts to stop the government cash flow to contractors that cheat the government and overcharge the American taxpayers.

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Dems Press Insurance Companies On "Purging" Small Businesses

Roll Call | Tory Newmyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two senior House Democratic lawmakers are seeking new information from six top insurance companies in an ongoing probe of the industry's business prac...

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Congressman Waxman: What Americans Need to Know About Health Care

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Last week, Rep. Waxman paneled a discussion at UCLA on climate change. Later, he was gracious enough to sit down with me for an interview.

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Jeff Muskus

Blue Dogs Delay, Water Down House Health Care Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservative Blue Dog Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are celebrating their success in delaying a full floor vote on health care...

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Dems Consider Skipping Committee, Bringing Health Care To Floor

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Democrats, still searching for a way to pass their healthcare bill before August, are considering bypassing the Energy and Commerce committee al...

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Changing the Climate for Cities?

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Agriculture Committee, Urban Policy, Energy and Commerce Committee, Cities, Energy, Collin Peterson, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Pollution, Climate Change, Green News
Harry Moroz

Speaker Pelosi has snuck game-changing climate change legislation onto the House of Representatives calendar for a vote -- and likely passage -- this Friday.

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