Tag: House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Labor Department Decries Surge in Exploited Migrant Children

The agency said it had found thousands of cases where minors were employed in illegal, often dangerous jobs. Congress has accused the health secretary of failing to protect them.

What to Know About Today’s Congressional Hearing on TikTok

The Chinese-owned video app has become a battleground as the U.S. and China duel for tech leadership.

N.I.H. Leader Rebuts Covid Lab Leak Theory at House Hearing

Now in the majority, House Republicans are eager to scrutinize the Biden administration’s Covid policies and the origins of the virus, as a hearing on Wednesday demonstrated.

Congressional Investigation into Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm Faults the F.D.A. and Biogen

The report said the F.D.A.’s approval process for Aduhelm was “rife with irregularities” and criticized Biogen for setting an “unjustifiably high price.”

Ahead of the Midterms, Energy Lobbyists Plan for a Republican House

The oil and gas industry is already setting priorities for at least partial G.O.P. control in Congress, with a particular focus on undercutting a Biden administration program to shift away from gas for home heating.