Press Releases

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Stephanie Bice’s (R-Okla.) legislation, H.J.Res.24, to reverse a Biden-era Department of Energy rule that imposed energy efficiency standards on walk-in coolers and freezers, which led to higher costs and fewer choices for Americans.  House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Rep. Bice… Read more »

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Michael Baumgartner’s (R-Wash.) legislation, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, that would protect American students from the influence of foreign adversaries, particularly the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Specifically, this bill lowers the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1156 to extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud in pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) programs: “Over $100 billion in fraudulent payments remain unrecovered. This underlines the need… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a clean Continuing Resolution (CR)—H.R. 1968—that freezes spending and keeps the federal government open:  “It was sad to see that most Democrats—212—stood united against America. They voted… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reverse a Biden-era regulation impacting digital asset sales: “We voted to reverse another burdensome Biden-era regulation that created unnecessary bureaucracy in our digital asset sales. House… Read more »

WASHINGTON— La presidenta de la Conferencia Republicana de la Cámara de Representantes federal, Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), emitió las siguientes declaraciones luego de que el cuerpo legislativo aprobara hoy tres medidas:  Sobre el H.R. 1968, para extender el presupuesto vigente hasta el final de este año fiscal, el 30 de septiembre, y mantener el gobierno federal abierto, McClain… Read more »

WASHINGTON — House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. J. Res. 11, which reverses an unnecessary regulation from Biden’s Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that requires an archaeological report for oil and gas exploration on… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for his actions at President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress: “President Trump’s address to Congress was not a debate or a forum; he was invited by the Speaker to outline his agenda for the… Read more »

WASHINGTON - After President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress, Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement: “Last night, it was an honor to welcome President Trump back to the People’s House. It was inspiring to hear his vision for our nation to keep our homeland secure, get our country back on track, and make government work for the people. Michiganders, and… Read more »

WASHINGTON— House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. J. Res. 61, which reverses an overreaching regulation from Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that places excessive emissions standards on rubber tire manufacturers: “In our… Read more »