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Rogers remarks at Commerce, Justice, Science, And Related Agencies - Budget Hearing: Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (As Prepared)

Release: I would like to welcome everyone to our second hearing of the day - a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General. Thank you to our subcommittee members and to Inspector General Gustafson for being here today.


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Rogers remarks at Commerce, Justice, Science, And Related Agencies - Budget Hearing: Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (As Prepared)

Release: Good morning. The subcommittee will come to order. This is the first hearing for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the 118th Congress. I am honored to serve as Chairman of this important Subcommittee, once again. We have a few new Members of the Subcommittee including...



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Carter remarks at Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, And Related Agencies - Budget Hearing: Fiscal Year 2024 Request for Army Military Construction and Family Housing (As Prepared)

Release: Chairman John R. Carter. Opening Statement. Good afternoon. Welcome. Today’s hearing is on the Army’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for military construction and family housing. It is a great pleasure to be here today with the Honorable Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations...


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Simpson remarks at Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – Member Day (As Prepared)

Release: House Appropriations Committee. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. FY 2024 Member Day Hearing. Opening Statement of Chairman Mike Simpson. The Committee will come to order. Good afternoon and welcome to the Interior and Environment Subcommittee’s “Member Day" hearing. This...


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Aderholt remarks at Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, And Related Agencies - Public Witness Day

Release: Good morning. It is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education for a very special hearing.


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Dr. Paul Stresses Need to Overhaul Government Classification Process and Increase Transparency

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, stressed the urgent need to fix the government’s classification processes at a committee hearing titled “Modernizing the Government’s Classification System." The hearing examined the government’s excessive classification of documents and information over the last several decades.


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Peters Convenes Hearing on Modernizing and Improving Federal Government’s Classification and Declassification System

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to discuss the federal government’s process for classifying and declassifying information, as well as how Congress can modernize the federal classification system...


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Peters and Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Secure Open Source Software

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced bipartisan legislation to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security of open source software. The legislation...


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At Hearing, Dr. Paul Addresses the Dangers of the Government’s Heavy Hand in Drug Shortages

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, outlined the need to remove burdensome regulations in the drug manufacturing industry at a full committee hearing titled “Drug Shortage Health and National Security Risks: Underlying Causes and Needed Reforms.".


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Peters Report Finds Continued Shortages of Medications Present Significant Health and National Security Risk

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report detailing the results of his investigation into continued shortages of critical medications. The report found that shortages of drugs are on the rise due...


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Peters & Cassidy Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Save Taxpayer Dollars by Improving How Federal Agencies Purchase Software

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to save taxpayer dollars by improving management of how the federal government purchases and uses software. The bill...


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Granger on Spending: "Something Needs to Change"

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) released the following statement in response to the Democrats' assumptions and speculations on spending cuts.


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Chairmen Green, McCaul, Rogers, Turner Statement on ODNI 2023 Annual Threat Assessment

Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Committee on Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) issued the following statement on the 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.


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PETERS AND LANKFORD REINTRODUCE CLEAR AND CONCISE CONTENT ACT

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) reintroduced their bipartisan Clear and Concise Content Act. The bill ensures that guidance, instructions, and other public information published by the federal government is written in plain language.


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PETERS CONVENES HEARING TO EXAMINE POTENTIAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to assess the potential risks and opportunities related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI).


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PETERS & BRAUN REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO BOLSTER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FEDERAL AGENCY PERFORMANCE GOALS

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster the performance of federal agencies and ensure they are effectively carrying out their mission for the American people.


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PETERS, LANKFORD & CORNYN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, James Lankford (R-OK), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to combat human trafficking.


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PETERS JOINS FIREFIGHTERS & LOCAL OFFICIALS IN SAGINAW, HIGHLIGHTS HIS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXTEND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured Saginaw Fire Station 1 today to discuss the need to pass his bipartisan legislation to extend federal grant programs that are set to expire. During the visit, Peters highlighted how the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and the United States Fire Administration (USFA) provide critical federal resources to Michigan’s fire departments, like Saginaw’s.


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Chairman Green: “Cartels Have Mastered How to Use Biden and Mayorkas’ Failed Border Policies to Their Advantage”

Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement on the four Americans who were kidnapped on the Mexico side of the Southwest border.