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The members of the Vinyl Institute take health, safety, and environmental performance seriously. It is our number one priority. We all want clean air, safe drinking water, clean and safe food supply. We protect our workers, neighbors, and customers.   In fact, the vinyl industry...

Both the House and Senate return and a deal on the debt ceiling remains the top topic of conversation on Capitol Hill. The U.S. reached its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit last week, but the White House and House Republicans remain at an impasse. The House...

After 15 rounds of votes and contentious negotiations with a bloc of Republican members of the House Freedom Caucus, Kevin McCarthy (R- CA) is now Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress. While the Senate remains in recess until January 23, House members are...

Last month, the European Court of Justice determined that titanium dioxide (TiO2) in powder form has been wrongly classified by the European Union (EU) as carcinogenic. As a result, the Court declared a corresponding regulation of the EU Commission null and void. And it announced...

Congressional negotiators on Tuesday reached a deal on the omnibus spending package. After weeks of stalled negotiations, appropriators said Dec. 13 they have “reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework” that should lead to an omnibus appropriations bill that can pass the House and Senate. The agreement...

Over the past 10-plus years, legislators have been pushing for more energy-efficient options in infrastructure. This issue is especially pertinent right now because the 118th Congress will be passing the next “farm bill” as it is colloquially called. This bill is revisited every five years...

Congress Intervenes in Union Labor Dispute Averting a Devastating Rail Shutdown At the request of President Joe Biden, the House of Representatives on Nov. 30 intervened in the stalled negotiations between unions and the railroads, overwhelmingly passing a resolution (H. J. Res. 100) to enforce...

Republicans will control the House next year after winning enough seats in the 2022 midterm elections to secure a narrow majority.  The victory was announced eight days after the elections due to Democrats faring better than expected in many races, delaying the call for several...