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New Report Shows LNG Exports Will Create Jobs and Benefit Small Businesses | May 3, 2013

The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) this week released a new report showing liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports will benefit the U.S. economy and spur job creation.

E&C Analysis

Committee Releases White Paper Examining Environmental Impacts of Renewable Fuel Standard | May 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee is continuing its bipartisan review of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), releasing today the third in a series of white papers examining a number of issues emerging with the current system.

The Exam Room

190 Million Hours and Counting…Obamacare Burden Keeps Growing and Growing | May 7, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce Committees today released an updated version of the Obamacare Burden Tracker (#ObamacareBurden), which reveals the burden on employers and families has increased to a

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On Tuesday, May 21, the full committee will discuss steps the federal government and the private sector are taking to bolster the security of our nation’s critical infrastructure and mitigate exposure to cyber attacks. On Tuesday afternoon, the Subcommittee on Communications and technology will hold a hearing to discuss the cybersecurity supply chain. More here.

On the Floor

On Wednesday, May 22, the House will vote on H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, legislation authored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) which will put an end to the bureaucratic delays holding up construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Learn more about the Keystone XL pipeline here.

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