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style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">“On Energy and Commerce, we have a broad jurisdiction. From energy to telecom to health care applications, AI touches it all. That is why it is critical for our committee to lead in fostering a regulatory environment that leaves room for innovation and allows us to produce the massive amounts of energy needed to support AI development,” </em><strong style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">said Chairman Guthrie. </strong><em style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure the United States wins the race to AI dominance, and we won’t let it pass us by.”</em></p><p><strong style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Watch the full hearing </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/HXoXMETZUiE?si=1sxRCYN9DLH6OK5W" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(27, 46, 90)"><strong>here</strong></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/HXoXMETZUiE?si=1sxRCYN9DLH6OK5W" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong>.</strong></a></p><p><strong style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Below are key excerpts from yesterday’s hearing</strong><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">: </span></p><p><img src="https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Joyce_Apr_9_c72eb673c7.png" alt="Joyce Apr 9.png"/></p><p><strong>Congressman John Joyce (PA-13):</strong> <em>“AI is the defining technology of the next several decades. It will have a revolutionary effect on all aspects of our lives. It will be integral in everything from high-level data analysis to the use of a search engine. In industries as diverse as energy production and healthcare, AI is already making significant inroads. As a doctor, we see AI integrated into innovative medical devices, helping to translate the information collected by the device into clinical guidance. In medical practices, AI can help streamline administrative tasks, allowing doctors to ultimately spend more time with their patients. This is just the beginning of the capabilities that AI will give us, and it is why it is critical that the US leads the way in the deployment of this technology.” </em></p><p><img src="https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Balderson_Apr_9_78a3f238dc.png" alt="Balderson Apr 9.png"/></p><p><strong style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12): </strong><em style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">“I'm proud to represent one of the largest clusters of data centers in the country. Google, Amazon Web Services, Meta, QTS, Vantage, and more have data centers in central Ohio and my district. In total, power demand from data centers will reach 5,000 megawatts in central Ohio by 2030 based on signed power agreements. Just last month, Williams announced a $1.6 billion investment to build two new natural gas fire plants in Lincoln County with a combined capacity of 400 megawatts. This reliable base load power generation is critical to meet growing demand in central Ohio. Dr. Schmidt, in order to alleviate strain on the electric grid, I'm curious what role or involvement you think these tech companies should have in helping to bring in new generation to secure the massive amount of power needed for their facilities. And how should these companies partner with grid operators or power providers to ensure we can properly account for tracking, growing, tracking demand?” </em><strong style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Dr. Schmidt:</strong><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> </span><em style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">“When I was at Google, we made a bet on Ohio and we built the largest data center at the time in the world, which was massive. The data centers you're describing are 10 times larger than anything I ever built way back when I was doing this, only 7 years ago. It gives you a sense of the scale of the investment in what you're doing. The best thing to do is to have a strategy within your state where everybody agrees to solve the energy power problem. We found in working in Ohio that we were able to get access to the high voltage lines that we could not get access to elsewhere. We built our own substations which are also massive. That's what it takes. That's what every one of you is going to have to do to have your states be a center for AI in the AI revolution.” </em></p><p><img src="https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Evans_Apr_9_cc5a5f918f.png" alt="Evans Apr 9.png"/></p><p><strong>Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08):</strong> <em>“My district is truly an all of the above energy district - 83% of the oil, 56% of the natural gas in Colorado. The largest wind generating, the wind turbine manufacturing facility actually in the United States, is headquartered in my district. Geothermal, solar - we truly are an all of the above, but specifically with gas plants. One of the things that I've heard there is that there's a major backlog in getting the gas turbines. So can you speak a little bit more to the timing of retiring the coal generation if you don't have a gas alternate immediately ready to go?”</em> <strong>Dr. Schmidt:</strong> <em>“The reason the natural gas plants have become more expensive is demand, which is sort of what we want, right? We want more of everything and then the market will react. The problem is that these things take years with backlogs to get to you. That delay in natural gas plants will hurt AI competitiveness because it's the best source of power in certain situations.” </em></p><p class="ql-align-center"><em>###</em></p></div></div><a class="mt-3" href="/posts/energy-and-commerce-committee-holds-hearing-on-ai-and-american-global-competitiveness"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-white bg-primary theme-shape ig--button global-font cta max-w-full w-auto" type="button"><div class="theme-shape ig--button py-3.5 px-6 grid gap-3 grid-flow-col flex-nowrap items-center border-2 border-transparent justify-center bg-black bg-opacity-0 hover:bg-opacity-20 active:bg-opacity-40"><div><span class="truncate py-px" id="id2">See More</span></div></div></button></a></div><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary bottom-2"/></div></article></div></div><section class="mb-16" aria-labelledby="id4"><div class="relative"><div class="bg-secondary py-6 md:py-8 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Chairman Guthrie's opening statement as prepared for delivery: “I want to thank our witnesses for being here and traveling long distances to be here. “This hearing came from a Library of Congress presentation that Dr. Schmidt held on his book 'Genesis', that he wrote with Henry Kissinger, Henry Kissinger’s last book. “I walked away, thinking we needed to have the entire Congress hear your presentation. So, we’re doing it with the entire Energy and Commerce Committee. “Because, I think an author always wants to know when they write a book, will somebody read my book? And then if they read the book, then will it have an impact? “Well, today, you and all the witnesses are before the full Energy and Commerce Committee. “Our dear colleague, and the dear husband of our colleague, Debbie Dingell, used to say that if it’s moving, it’s energy, if it isn’t, its commerce, something to that effect. “So, we have a large jurisdiction. I say it takes energy to move commerce. I can’t improve on Chairman Dingell, but that’s my version of it. “And so, we’re having a full committee hearing. We typically do this in subcommittee, but this touches all jurisdictions, and I think everybody needs to hear it. If you think about it, it’s going to take enormous energy to beat China to AI in doing that, we have to protect the environment. “Our telecom and privacy, through our commerce and telecom committees, will be dealing with this, and AI has particularly health care applications. So, it touches all of our jurisdictions. “Dr. Schmidt, when I walked away from the Library of Congress, and I read your book, it gave me a sense of mission, and a direction I want to take this committee in the time that I’m chairman. To sum up what you said, it’s the US versus China. “And who will win the war for AI? Essentially, this is as important as the dollar being the reserve currency in the world. It’s that important, that’s what is before us. “What I hear from people in this space, is that we have the brain power and we have the capital, what we need is the energy and the correct regulatory framework. “We have an example of what not to do, and I believe you said in your presentation, Dr. Schmidt, is that Europe has chosen not to grow. We can’t look there as an example, we have to work through it our ourselves. “Some of Europe’s regulatory framework, written specifically to disadvantage American companies, has made them non-competitive. “Europe and the US had a similar sized economy in 2008, and I’ve read that our economy is now about 80% larger. So, what do we need to do? The reason we want to do a full committee hearing is that we have to have broad consensus on how we work together. It has to be Democrat and Republican. “People who invest tell me it’s tough to invest based on congressional cycles or presidential cycles when the rules are going to change every two to four years. And so, what I would like to do in this committee is come up with a regulatory framework and an energy policy that most of us can agree on and build a broad consensus on how we develop massive amounts of energy, while protecting our environment. Dr. Schmidt, you said all energy resources are needed and then AI will develop solutions to deal with climate change. “To put this in perspective, a Microsoft data center can use as much power as the city of Seattle, is what I’ve been told. On the regulation side of it, we have to protect our privacy. Yesterday we had a markup of our bills on children’s privacy and children’s safety, and we have to protect our privacy. “I think all of us want our privacy protected. We can’t do it in a heavy-handed way that stifles innovation, and as I said, we have to look at our friends across the Atlantic. But I think we need to more intently look across the Pacific to a nation determined to win. “China has specifically said they are going to win the war on AI, and we are taking up the challenge to prove to them that the American entrepreneur and the American intellect will win the war on AI, but they have to have the energy and the regulatory environment to do so. “So, if this committee gets it right, America will win. It may win anyway, but we need to be there to make that happen. And if you look at ‘what if China wins?’ We just had an oversight hearing addressing how a medical device from China had an [IP address connected] to the University of Beijing. “What did that mean? We know they’re using everything they can to get information they need on us. “So, we must win. We will win. And for the sake of the world, we have to win. And I’m determined, through this hearing, that all of us will work together, because all of us are dedicated to winning.” ###</p></div></div><a class="mt-auto" href="/posts/chairman-guthrie-delivers-opening-statement-at-full-committee-hearing-on-ai-and-american-global-competitiveness"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-primary bg-transparent theme-shape ig--button global-font cta max-w-full w-full mt-4" type="button"><div class="theme-shape ig--button py-[9px] px-5 grid gap-3 grid-flow-col flex-nowrap items-center border-2 border-primary justify-center bg-primary bg-opacity-0 hover:bg-opacity-10 active:bg-opacity-20"><div><span class="truncate" id="id5">See More</span></div></div></button></a><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary bottom-2"/></div></article><article class="preview-card md:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3 z-[1] mr-4 lg:mr-6 last:mr-0 shadow-md w-full cursor-pointer" role="link" tabindex="0" 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34.8727 3.68962C31.9601 2.24396 28.7516 1.4944 25.5 1.5V1.5Z" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M16.4961 16.5H34.4961" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M13.4961 22.5H37.4961" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M16.4961 28.5H34.4961" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_3212_5779"><rect width="48" height="48" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></div></span><span class="truncate">Press Release</span></div></div></div></a></div><div class="line-clamp-4"><h3 id="id8" data-ig-id="card-title" class="brand-font text-primary">WTAS: Widespread Industry Support of Bipartisan SUPPORT Act</h3></div><div class="wysiwyg-content utility-font line-clamp-4 hide-content card-description"><p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), will mark up 26 bills, including H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation, which is co-led by Chairman Guthrie and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), has received widespread support from over 160 vital substance use disorder treatment and recovery organizations. Here’s what they’re saying: “The state of behavioral health in America remains a national crisis, with millions of people across the nation experiencing an SUD and 1 in 5 Americans experiencing an MH condition each year,” said Debbie Witchey, MHA, President and CEO of Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW). “The SUPPORT Act is critical to effectively addressing SUDs and co-occurring MH conditions. Its policies and provisions will continue to embrace prevention, treatment, and a pathway to recovery.” “Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a nearly 24% decline in drug overdose deaths from September 2023 through September 2024. The number of overdose deaths during this 12-month period was the lowest since June 2020,” said Advocates for Opioid Addiction Treatment (AOAT). “Without question, the bipartisan SUPPORT Act of 2018, which expanded access to treatment and began addressing treatment workforce shortages played a critical role in reversing the tragic and deadly overdose trend and saving lives.” “Overdose rates are beginning to drop slightly, and we firmly believe that our investment in recovery support services is a major reason why. The SUPPORT Act gave rise to the Building Communities of Recovery Program, which seeks to mobilize and connect a broad array of community-based resources for persons with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD),” said Patty McCarthy, CEO of Faces & Voices of Recovery. “You have our full-throated support for the passage of this legislation, and we look forward to your continued commitment to the advancement of SUD treatment and recovery.” Background: H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 reauthorizes key public health programs focused on prevention, treatment, and recovery for patients with substance use disorder that were established in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, which was signed into law in 2018. Full list of supporting organizations: A Stepping Stone to Success Active Minds ADA Women's Center Addiction Policy Forum Addiction Professionals of North Carolina Advocates for Opioid Addiction Treatment (AOAT) Akin American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) American Association of Addiction Nursing American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Jail Association American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW) Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Barbie Girl Ink LLC Behavioral Health Foundation Beyond Addiction Boone County Drug Prevention Coalition Brain First Family Center Bridging Hope, Inc. Brightpoint Bring Light Save Life C.A.R.E CADCA California Consortium of Addiction Programs & Professionals Centerstone Center for Adolescent Behavioral Health Research, Boston Children's Hospital Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare Children’s Hope Alliance Command Destinations Community in Connection Couve Collective Crossroads To Intervention, Inc Crosswinds Recovery Dayspring Foundation DePaul’s NCADD-RA Devin J. Norring Foundation Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, & Action (EDC) Faces & Voices of Recovery First Step Counseling & Educational Services Families Forward Michigan FASCETS Center for Neurodiversity FASD Changemakers FASD Collaborative Project FASD Network of Northern California FASD Network of Southern California FASD Strong FASD United FASDNow! Florissa Pediatric Development Center FLOW Counseling & Guidance, Pllc Formed Families Forward Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina Freund & Associates, LLC Functional Link Occupational Therapy Grant a Gift Autism Foundation Harm Reduction Research Lab, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Hawaii FASD Action Group Healthcare Leadership Council Heart & Soul Speech Hopewell HOR Community Solutions, LLC Huntington, WV QRT (Quick Response Team) Hurley House IC&RC Illuminate Colorado InforMATION, LLC Inseparable Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition Jenks Forensic Addictions Services JLM Research and Evaluation Kansas FASD Support Network, Inc Kasper’s FASD Life Coaching & Training Kentucky Alliance of Recovery Services Kohnlinq, Inc. Latino Ministers of New Jersey For Justice Liberation Programs Long Island Recovery Association Maddie Wright Foundation Madison County Recovery Allies Magical Manners Club for Boys & Girls Maryland Legislative Coalition Meadows Behavioral Healthcare Mental Health America Mental Health Colorado Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) Merakey Michigan Coalition for Fetal Alcohol Resources Education and Support Mighty Crow Milford Prevention Council Mississippi Society of Addiction Medicine Missouri Works Initiative Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc. NAMI Southeastern Arizona National Alliance for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Solutions (NACATS) National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Alliance on Mental Illness, Southeastern AZ National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) National Association for Children of Addiction National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers National Behavioral Health Association of Providers National Council for Mental Wellbeing National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) National District Attorneys Association NCFASD Informed, Inc. Neuro.behavioral.connections New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. New Jersey Center for Empowerment and Community Development New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare No More ODs, Inc. Objective Recovery, Inc. Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services Oregon Council for Behavioral Health PACID: Parent Advocates for Adult Children with IDD Power Forward, Inc. Prevention Action Alliance RASE Project ReBuilding Bridges Consulting, LLC Recovery Revolutionists Rockland Recovery Homes, Inc. Sacred Hearts Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Sage Advice Therapy LLC Salisbury Elks #699 SC FASD COLLABORATIVE SEIU Local 500 Serenity Now - Nar-Anon Chapter Shatterproof Skyland Trail South Florida Wellness Network St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Supporting Community in Recovery Fund/Yakima Valley Community Foundation TASC, Inc. (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities) Teton County Health Department - Prevention Texas FASD Network The BROCK Foundation The Florida Center The Florida Center for Early Childhood The Kennedy Forum The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers The Papillion Center Kentucky The Sanctuary Foster Care Services Thrive Family Recovery Resources Treatment Communities of America Tyler's Redemption Place University of Washington UT Tyler School of Medicine Valley Court Diversion Programs Village Collaboration Station, PC Wake Up Nevada LLC WeKonnect LLC Westcare White Flint Family Pharmacy WV Drug Intervention Institute Wyoming County Special Needs Association 101 Ways 21-14 CAF Click here to for full bill text of H.R. 2483. ###</p></div></div><a class="mt-auto" href="/posts/wtas-widespread-industry-support-of-bipartisan-support-act"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-primary bg-transparent theme-shape 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victims. I am so thankful for our outstanding advocates and legislators who have worked hard to raise awareness and build a strong coalition to support this bipartisan bill,” said Chairman Guthrie . “Today, the Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced the bill to the full House of Representatives, where I look forward to, once again, voting in favor of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, so that we can send it to the President’s desk for signature.” “I remain dedicated to championing child well-being, ensuring that every young person can thrive and ‘Be Best.’ Thank you to the House Energy & Commerce Committee for advancing the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This marks a significant step in our bipartisan efforts to safeguard our children from online threats,” said First Lady Melania Trump. “I urge Congress to swiftly pass this important legislation. Together, we can create a safer, brighter future for all Americans!” “I am glad we are one step closer to protecting victims of online sexual exploitation. Giving victims rights to flag non-consensual images and requiring social media companies to remove that content quickly is a pivotal and necessary change to the online landscape,” said Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. “ And by ensuring that AI-generated deep-fake content is included in these protections, Congress is showing its commitment to fighting 21st Century harms that are plaguing our children and grandchildren.” “In February, our family mourned the loss of our loving son and brother, Elijah Heacock, after he fell victim to an extortion scheme on the internet,” said Shannon Cronister-Heacock, mother of Elijah Heacock. “We are grateful for the support of Chairman Guthrie and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for passing the TAKE IT DOWN Act today to ensure that no parent, sibling, or loved one experiences a similar tragedy in the future. This bill honors Elijah’s life, and we are appreciative of Congress’ actions to protect children online and save lives.” “I was only fourteen years old when one of my classmates created deepfake, AI nudes of me and distributed them on social media. I was shocked, violated, and felt unsafe going to school. Thankfully, I was able to work with Senator Ted Cruz’s office to write the TAKE IT DOWN Act — and today is an important milestone towards that bill becoming law, so that no other girl has to go through what I went through without legal protections in place,” said Elliston Berry, survivor and advocate . “Thank you to Chairman Guthrie for prioritizing the TAKE IT DOWN Act for committee passage.” “At 14, for almost two years, I stood alone, advocating for AI deep fake laws to protect us after my school’s inaction and lack of accountability insulted my self-respect. This journey is dedicated to every woman and teenager who was told to stay silent and move on. It is also a testament to the courageous bipartisan leaders who stood beside me, proving that change is possible. Today, we celebrate a critical step towards the passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act into federal law,” said Francesca Mani, AI victim turned advocate & TIME100 AI Most Influential Person. “A heartfelt thank you to Chairman Guthrie for standing with us and making swift committee passage possible. We are no longer alone.” “Today, we celebrate an important victory with House committee passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a federal safeguard against non-consensual AI-generated intimate images,” said Dorota Mani, an educator, advocate, and mother . “This important legislation, which is now well on its way to the President’s desk, staunchly defends our women and children while preserving every American’s dignity and rights.” “Survivors—both minors and adults—deserve protection and justice. Every survivor should be able to report their abuse to law enforcement, have their abuse content removed fully and abusers should be found and held appropriately accountable. Image-based sexual abuse is sexual assault facilitated online. You cannot accidentally sexual assault someone offline and the same should be true for the online. The harms of all forms of image-based sexual abuse—including deepfake abuse—quickly follow that victim home, to school, to work and anywhere they try to exist after such a profound and public trauma,” said Andrea Powell, Co-Founder and Chief of Impact, Alecto AI . “Alecto AI supports the TAKE IT DOWN Act because we believe that in its passage, we will be getting closer to a world where young women and girls don’t have worry that being online means being targets of sexual violence. 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practices (the Federal Trade Commission), including sports-related matters; consumer product safety (the Consumer Product Safety Commission); product liability; and regulation of travel, tourism, and time. The Subcommittee’s jurisdiction can be directly traced to Congress’ constitutional authority “to regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”</p></div><a class="mt-auto" href="/committees/subcommittee/commerce"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-primary bg-transparent theme-shape ig--button global-font cta max-w-full w-full mt-4" type="button"><div class="theme-shape ig--button py-[9px] px-5 grid gap-3 grid-flow-col flex-nowrap items-center border-2 border-primary justify-center bg-primary bg-opacity-0 hover:bg-opacity-10 active:bg-opacity-20"><div><span class="truncate" id="id12">See More</span></div></div></button></a></div><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary bottom-2"/></div></article><article class="preview-card md:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3 z-[1] mr-4 lg:mr-6 last:mr-0 shadow-md w-full cursor-pointer" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-labelledby="id14 id15"><div class="theme-shape theme-border relative shadow-md w-full h-full flex bg-white flex-col min-w-[241px] overflow-hidden"><div class="mb-6 relative flex flex-row items-center justify-center h-[160px] md:h-[240px] w-full text-white text-center max-h-[128px] md:max-h-[160px]"><div class="z-[1] w-full flex flex-row items-center px-4 py-6 md:px-6 md:py-8"><div class="line-clamp-3"><h3 class="brand-font text-left" id="id15">Communications & Technology</h3></div></div><div class="absolute h-full w-full"><div class="bg-cover bg-no-repeat min-h-full min-w-full opacity-30 relative" style="background-image:url(https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/s3x_0783_914_00d81bb77b.jpg);background-position:50% 50%"></div></div><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary -bottom-2.5"/><div class="absolute inset-0 bg-primary opacity-60"></div></div><div class="px-4 pb-6 md:px-6 md:pt-2.5 md:pb-8 flex flex-col flex-1"><div class="relative flex max-w-full min-w-0"><div class="rounded-3xl px-4 py-1 bg-success-50 text-success-800 uppercase rounded-sm px-2 max-w-full"><div class="relative label flex items-center utility-font label"><span class="pr-2 flex"><div class="overflow-visible inline-flex"><svg width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 48 48" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="ig-stroke-success-800 ig-stroke-bold" role="img" aria-hidden="true" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_3204_5574)"><path d="M6.26412 25.6L7.16012 23.25L5.06812 17.762C4.91791 17.3662 4.90741 16.9309 5.03835 16.5283C5.16929 16.1256 5.43381 15.7798 5.78812 15.548L10.7041 12.338L12.2381 6.67C12.3489 6.26125 12.5962 5.90269 12.9389 5.65385C13.2816 5.40501 13.6991 5.28086 14.1221 5.302L19.9861 5.6L24.5581 1.91C24.8881 1.64393 25.2992 1.49883 25.7231 1.49883C26.147 1.49883 26.5581 1.64393 26.8881 1.91L31.4601 5.6L37.3241 5.308C37.7471 5.28686 38.1646 5.41101 38.5073 5.65985C38.85 5.90869 39.0973 6.26725 39.2081 6.676L40.7421 12.344L45.6581 15.554C46.0127 15.7855 46.2775 16.1314 46.4084 16.5341C46.5394 16.9368 46.5287 17.3722 46.3781 17.768L44.2881 23.256L46.3781 28.742C46.5288 29.1381 46.5396 29.5738 46.4086 29.9769C46.2777 30.38 46.0129 30.7261 45.6581 30.958L40.7421 34.158L39.2001 39.828C39.09 40.2373 38.843 40.5965 38.5001 40.8458C38.1573 41.0951 37.7394 41.2194 37.3161 41.198L31.4521 40.906L26.8801 44.588" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M1.5 39.538L4.812 44.756" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M19.8159 16.294L32.4039 36.126" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M31.7421 35.082L4.15011 43.714L2.16211 40.582L20.4781 17.338L31.7421 35.082Z" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M10.1121 41.848L11.8641 44.54C12.1537 45.0149 12.5374 45.4256 12.9916 45.7469C13.4458 46.0681 13.9608 46.2932 14.5051 46.4082C15.0494 46.5232 15.6114 46.5257 16.1567 46.4156C16.702 46.3055 17.219 46.0851 17.6761 45.768C18.6104 45.0956 19.2524 44.0915 19.4707 42.9612C19.6889 41.8309 19.4669 40.6599 18.8501 39.688L18.5241 39.216" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_3204_5574"><rect width="48" height="48" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></div></span><span class="truncate">1 Update</span></div></div></div><div class="wysiwyg-content utility-font line-clamp-5 card-description"><p>Electronic communications, both Interstate and foreign, including voice, video, audio and data, whether transmitted by wire or wirelessly, and whether transmitted by telecommunications, commercial or private mobile service, broadcast, cable, satellite, microwave, or other mode; technology generally; emergency and public safety communications; cybersecurity, privacy, and data security; the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Office of Emergency Communications in the Department of Homeland Security; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.</p></div><a class="mt-auto" href="/committees/subcommittee/communications-technology"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-primary bg-transparent theme-shape ig--button global-font cta max-w-full w-full mt-4" type="button"><div class="theme-shape ig--button py-[9px] px-5 grid gap-3 grid-flow-col flex-nowrap items-center border-2 border-primary justify-center bg-primary bg-opacity-0 hover:bg-opacity-10 active:bg-opacity-20"><div><span class="truncate" id="id14">See More</span></div></div></button></a></div><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary bottom-2"/></div></article><article class="preview-card md:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3 z-[1] mr-4 lg:mr-6 last:mr-0 shadow-md w-full cursor-pointer" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-labelledby="id16 id17"><div class="theme-shape theme-border relative shadow-md w-full h-full flex bg-white flex-col min-w-[241px] overflow-hidden"><div class="mb-6 relative flex flex-row items-center justify-center h-[160px] md:h-[240px] w-full text-white text-center max-h-[128px] md:max-h-[160px]"><div class="z-[1] w-full flex flex-row items-center px-4 py-6 md:px-6 md:py-8"><div class="line-clamp-3"><h3 class="brand-font text-left" id="id17">Energy</h3></div></div><div class="absolute h-full w-full"><div class="bg-cover bg-no-repeat min-h-full min-w-full opacity-30 relative" style="background-image:url(https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/chemical_engineers_with_pipelines_BK_Vg_QER_4j_73a26dec91.jpg);background-position:50% 50%"></div></div><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary -bottom-2.5"/><div class="absolute inset-0 bg-primary opacity-60"></div></div><div class="px-4 pb-6 md:px-6 md:pt-2.5 md:pb-8 flex flex-col flex-1"><div class="relative flex max-w-full min-w-0"><div class="rounded-3xl px-4 py-1 bg-success-50 text-success-800 uppercase rounded-sm px-2 max-w-full"><div class="relative label flex items-center utility-font label"><span class="pr-2 flex"><div class="overflow-visible inline-flex"><svg width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 48 48" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="ig-stroke-success-800 ig-stroke-bold" role="img" aria-hidden="true" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet"><g clip-path="url(#clip0_3204_5574)"><path d="M6.26412 25.6L7.16012 23.25L5.06812 17.762C4.91791 17.3662 4.90741 16.9309 5.03835 16.5283C5.16929 16.1256 5.43381 15.7798 5.78812 15.548L10.7041 12.338L12.2381 6.67C12.3489 6.26125 12.5962 5.90269 12.9389 5.65385C13.2816 5.40501 13.6991 5.28086 14.1221 5.302L19.9861 5.6L24.5581 1.91C24.8881 1.64393 25.2992 1.49883 25.7231 1.49883C26.147 1.49883 26.5581 1.64393 26.8881 1.91L31.4601 5.6L37.3241 5.308C37.7471 5.28686 38.1646 5.41101 38.5073 5.65985C38.85 5.90869 39.0973 6.26725 39.2081 6.676L40.7421 12.344L45.6581 15.554C46.0127 15.7855 46.2775 16.1314 46.4084 16.5341C46.5394 16.9368 46.5287 17.3722 46.3781 17.768L44.2881 23.256L46.3781 28.742C46.5288 29.1381 46.5396 29.5738 46.4086 29.9769C46.2777 30.38 46.0129 30.7261 45.6581 30.958L40.7421 34.158L39.2001 39.828C39.09 40.2373 38.843 40.5965 38.5001 40.8458C38.1573 41.0951 37.7394 41.2194 37.3161 41.198L31.4521 40.906L26.8801 44.588" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M1.5 39.538L4.812 44.756" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M19.8159 16.294L32.4039 36.126" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M31.7421 35.082L4.15011 43.714L2.16211 40.582L20.4781 17.338L31.7421 35.082Z" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M10.1121 41.848L11.8641 44.54C12.1537 45.0149 12.5374 45.4256 12.9916 45.7469C13.4458 46.0681 13.9608 46.2932 14.5051 46.4082C15.0494 46.5232 15.6114 46.5257 16.1567 46.4156C16.702 46.3055 17.219 46.0851 17.6761 45.768C18.6104 45.0956 19.2524 44.0915 19.4707 42.9612C19.6889 41.8309 19.4669 40.6599 18.8501 39.688L18.5241 39.216" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_3204_5574"><rect width="48" height="48" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></div></span><span class="truncate">3 Updates</span></div></div></div><div class="wysiwyg-content utility-font line-clamp-5 card-description"><p>National Energy Policy, energy infrastructure and security, energy related Agencies and Commissions, all laws, programs, and government activities affecting energy matters. National Energy Policy focuses on fossil energy; renewable energy; nuclear energy; energy conservation, utility issues, including but not limited to interstate energy compacts; energy generation, marketing, reliability, transmission, siting, exploration, production, efficiency, cybersecurity, and ratemaking for all generated power. Energy infrastructure and security focuses on pipelines, the strategic petroleum reserve, nuclear facilities, and cybersecurity for our nation’s grid. Our jurisdiction also includes all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security. Agencies and Commissions in our jurisdiction include: The US Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</p></div><a class="mt-auto" href="/committees/subcommittee/energy"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-primary bg-transparent theme-shape ig--button global-font cta max-w-full w-full mt-4" type="button"><div class="theme-shape ig--button py-[9px] px-5 grid gap-3 grid-flow-col flex-nowrap items-center border-2 border-primary justify-center bg-primary bg-opacity-0 hover:bg-opacity-10 active:bg-opacity-20"><div><span class="truncate" id="id16">See More</span></div></div></button></a></div><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary bottom-2"/></div></article></div></div><div class="flex justify-center z-10 mt-4"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-white bg-primary theme-shape ig--button 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class="brand-font text-primary">Chairman Guthrie and Chairman Latta Question Energy Department’s Involvement in Biden-Harris Offshore Drilling Ban</h3></div><div class="wysiwyg-content utility-font line-clamp-4 hide-content card-description"><p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, penned a letter to Secretary Jennifer Granholm questioning the Department of Energy’s involvement in the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to prevent new offshore oil and gas production, leading to higher prices for consumers and harming U.S. energy security. KEY LETTER EXCERPT: “Closing off swaths of U.S. offshore areas to energy production, as the Biden-Harris Administration reportedly intends to do, will lead to higher energy prices for American families, the loss of American jobs, and greatly diminish our country’s energy security. As the Secretary of Energy, you have an obligation to weigh in on this matter and insist on a full review of the energy security and economic impacts before any decisions are finalized. “The United States stands at an energy crossroads, facing mounting global security threats and soaring demand for power. Instead of leading the world in energy production, we’ve allowed misguided “green” policies to hamstring our potential. It’s time to unleash American energy dominance again—the federal government must become an ally, not an obstacle, to our nation’s energy security. We look forward to your prompt response to this request, no later than January 10, 2025.” Read the story here . BACKGROUND: This morning, the Biden Administration announced that more than 625 million square miles of coastline would be off-limits for energy production. Republican Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have continuously called on the Biden-Harris Administration to end its attack on American energy production before leaving office on January 20th. The letter requests an explanation of the DOE’s involvement in the decision and whether the White House or the Department of Interior consulted with the DOE about the plans to close off access to offshore resources. Any decision to shut down access to significant American energy resources impacts U.S. energy policy and should be reviewed by the DOE. The Biden Administration’s energy policies have continued to create major harm to America’s energy production and workforce. A unilateral ban on energy production in large swaths of the U.S. coastline will have lasting impacts on American energy production and security.</p></div></div><a class="mt-auto" href="/posts/chairman-guthrie-and-chairman-latta-question-energy-department-s-involvement-in-biden-harris-offshore-drilling-ban"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-primary bg-transparent theme-shape ig--button global-font cta max-w-full w-full mt-4" type="button"><div class="theme-shape ig--button py-[9px] px-5 grid gap-3 grid-flow-col flex-nowrap items-center border-2 border-primary justify-center bg-primary bg-opacity-0 hover:bg-opacity-10 active:bg-opacity-20"><div><span class="truncate" id="id19">See More</span></div></div></button></a><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary bottom-2"/></div></article><article class="preview-card md:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3 z-[1] mr-4 lg:mr-6 last:mr-0 shadow-md w-full cursor-pointer" role="link" 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9.83077C40.3224 7.23754 37.7853 5.13528 34.8727 3.68962C31.9601 2.24396 28.7516 1.4944 25.5 1.5V1.5Z" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M16.4961 16.5H34.4961" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M13.4961 22.5H37.4961" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path><path d="M16.4961 28.5H34.4961" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></g><defs><clipPath id="clip0_3212_5779"><rect width="48" height="48" fill="white"></rect></clipPath></defs></svg></div></span><span class="truncate">Press Release</span></div></div></div></a></div><div class="line-clamp-4"><h3 id="id22" data-ig-id="card-title" class="brand-font text-primary">E&C Republicans Request HHS Watchdog Investigate Promotion of Gender Transition Procedures for Children</h3></div><div class="wysiwyg-content utility-font line-clamp-4 hide-content card-description"><p>Washington, D.C. — In a new letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Christi Grimm, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans requested an investigation into the strength, quality, and types of evidence-based scientific and pediatric medical literature relied on by the department to promote gender transition procedures for children. KEY LETTER EXCERPT: “As the agency responsible for safeguarding the health and well-being of Americans, all of HHS’s medical treatment recommendations, especially medical treatment recommendations for children, should be based on rigorous and well-established research, such as randomized controlled trials, that have definitively illustrated the long-term benefits of gender affirming care treatments.” BACKGROUND: Under the Biden administration, HHS has advocated for sex reassignment procedures on minors, including the use of serum puberty blockers, which have historically been used to treat children with precocious puberty (i.e., early onset puberty affecting about one percent of U.S. children) and sex offenders. Puberty blockers, however, are known to stunt normal childhood development in children unaffected by precocious puberty. HHS officials contend that sex reassignment procedures on minors are an unanimously accepted medical practice. HHS Secretary Becerra testified before Congress that “every major medical association,” “medical journals,” and “scientific and medical evidence” has demonstrated the benefits of transitioning children’s biological sex. When asked, via a Freedom of Information Act request, for the underlying scientific or medical basis for its position, HHS was only able to produce a two-page brochure that was already publicly available. In contrast to HHS, a growing body of literature from medical experts and authorities around the world, including those in Europe, caution against performing such procedures on minors. Courts and government health agencies responsible for determining child welfare have sought to limit child sex reassignment procedures. Other countries have banned these interventions and surgeries on minors altogether. An article published in the British Journal of Medicine found “there is great uncertainty about the effects of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries in young people.” A court in the United Kingdom noted the obvious about administering puberty blocking chemicals onto children: “[i]t is highly unlikely that a child aged 13 or under would be competent to give consent to the administration of puberty blockers. It is doubtful that a child aged 14 or 15 could understand and weigh the long-term risks and consequences of the administration of puberty blockers.” In April 2024, the Cass Review , an independent review of gender identity services for children and young people, commissioned by the National Health Service England, found “[w]hile a considerable amount of research has been published in this field, systematic evidence reviews demonstrated the poor quality of the published studies, meaning there is not a reliable evidence base upon which to make clinical decisions, or for children and their families to make informed choices.” The Cass Review also found that “[t]he rationale for early puberty suppression remains unclear, with weak evidence regarding the impact on gender dysphoria, mental or psychosocial health,” as well as unknown effects on cognitive and psychosexual development. In August 2024, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) became the first major U.S. medical association to express caution on the use of gender surgery for gender dysphoria in adolescents. In its formal statement, the association stated: “ASPS currently understands that there is considerable uncertainty as to the long-term efficacy for the use of chest and genital surgical interventions for the treatment of adolescents with gender dysphoria, and the existing evidence base is viewed as low quality/low certainty. This patient population requires specific considerations.” The letter was signed by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL), Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX), Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH), Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), and Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL). CLICK HERE to read the letter.</p></div></div><a class="mt-auto" href="/posts/e-and-c-republicans-request-hhs-watchdog-investigate-promotion-of-gender-transition-procedures-for-children-1"><button class="h-fit focus:outline-none active:shadow-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-primary bg-transparent theme-shape ig--button global-font cta max-w-full w-full mt-4" type="button"><div class="theme-shape ig--button py-[9px] px-5 grid gap-3 grid-flow-col flex-nowrap items-center border-2 border-primary justify-center bg-primary bg-opacity-0 hover:bg-opacity-10 active:bg-opacity-20"><div><span class="truncate" id="id21">See More</span></div></div></button></a><hr class="h-[2px] bg-primary absolute inset-x-[8px] border-primary bottom-2"/></div></article><article class="preview-card md:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3 z-[1] mr-4 lg:mr-6 last:mr-0 shadow-md w-full cursor-pointer" role="link" tabindex="0" aria-labelledby="id23 id24"><div class="theme-shape theme-border relative shadow-md w-full h-full flex 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individuals from antisemitism Washington, D.C. — In a new letter to J. David Gladstone Institutes President Dr. Deepak Srivastava, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce (E&W) have requested information about ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic harassment and intimidation at Gladstone and its leadership’s insufficient response to these acts. The letter is signed by E&C Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), E&C Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), E&C Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), E&W Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and E&W Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT). KEY LETTER EXCERPTS: “The Gladstone Institutes, an independent biomedical research organization, claims that it takes an active stance against serious issues like discrimination and harassment and aims to ‘ensure all community members at Gladstone feel included’ and that the Institutes will aim to ‘implement accountability measures and reinforce Gladstone’s commitment to having an environment free of harassment.’ However, these values do not seem to be reflected in the actions of leadership in response to recent concerns of antisemitic harassment and discrimination within the Institutes.” [...] “The reports of antisemitic harassment at Gladstone coupled with the inadequate response by leadership is concerning to the Committees. Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe environment for all trainees, faculty, and staff is a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of Gladstone.” “Failing to comply with basic safety protections for members of Gladstone or failure to respond appropriately to and prevent harassment and discrimination, no matter the cause, may be grounds to withhold federal funds from the university. Congress has an obligation to exercise oversight of recipients of federal funds when blatant and ongoing Title VI violations appear to be happening. If Congress determines an institution of higher education/research is blatantly ignoring its legal responsibilities, we may consider rescinding research and development funds previously appropriated.” BACKGROUND ON TAXPAYER FUNDING: Gladstone received more than $41 million in funding from the NIH in Fiscal Year 2023, not including potential taxpayer funding that individual faculty may have received through their affiliation with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) or any other affiliated universities. According to the NIH’s Grant Policy Statement, any institution receiving federal funds must assure work environments are free of discriminatory harassment and are safe and conducive to high-quality work. Institutions receiving federal taxpayer financial assistance—such as NIH grants—are prohibited from discriminating based on a variety of categories, including national origin. These laws also protect members of the institution who are or are perceived to be members of a group with shared ancestry, such as students/trainees of Jewish heritage. BACKGROUND ON INSTANCES OF ANTISEMITISM : Two days after the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack, a graduate student working in a lab within Gladstone sent an antisemitic email to all Gladstone faculty, trainees, and staff falsely stating that the attack on innocent Israeli civilians was “the resistance in Gaza launch[ing] a surprise attack against Israel, taking occupation soldiers hostage, taking over Israeli military vehicles, and gain[ing] control over illegal Israeli settlements.” The email goes on to claim that all casualties resulting from Palestinian actions are the responsibility of Israel. Immediately following this mass email, members of the Gladstone faculty began contacting the Gladstone Institutes’ President and other leadership, appalled by the language of the email, concerned for their safety and worried that the email could be seen as an incitement to violence. Jewish members of the Institutes also expressed their deep, personal pain following the Hamas attack, as some members had family or friends reported killed or missing directly after the attack. These fears—including fears of being attacked in the lab by the author of this cruel and antagonistic email—were shared directly with President Srivastava. Despite this, Gladstone leadership did not issue a public statement or position against antisemitism to quell fears of Jewish faculty and trainees. In May 2024, the Center for Combatting Antisemitism sent President Srivastava a letter requesting administrative action to address the hostile environment and disparate treatment of Jewish members at Gladstone. This letter noted that Gladstone refused to acknowledge Jewish American Heritage Month, Passover, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, despite sending official celebratory emails and holding events for other religious, ethnic, or national holidays, including Black History Month, International Women’s Day, and Ramadan. The Center followed up with Gladstone several times, but never received a response. Jewish faculty and trainees have conveyed to leadership within Gladstone instances of antisemitic harassment and discrimination, which faculty and trainees believe were not taken seriously, making some feel uneasy about speaking out. For example, per a publicly available Fair Employment and Housing Act complaint to the California Civil Rights Division, a Jewish faculty member openly discussed fellow faculty using racial stereotypes, including comments about a “Jewish nose.” When these comments were brought to human resources, no investigation occurred. Instead, the complainant was subsequently targeted with an investigation ultimately deemed to be unwarranted. Then, following the complainant’s post-October 7th advocacy on behalf of Jewish faculty and trainees, the complainant was threatened repeatedly with career-ending termination, allegedly in an attempt to extort a resignation. When the threats did not have their desired effect, Gladstone placed the complainant on administrative leave and removed the complainant’s electronic access to email and files but also physical access to the complainant’s lab, removing all ability to conduct work on an NIH-funded grant. Gladstone ultimately paid an undisclosed sum to settle the matter and avoid litigation. To elevate concerns regarding widespread, ongoing discrimination, Jewish faculty and trainees requested permission to bring in a speaker related to antisemitism. Other minority groups had previously been given permission to bring in similar anti-racism speakers. However, while leadership stated it would look into the idea, ultimately no speaker was brought, and no program was launched regarding antisemitism. BACKGROUND ON AFFILIATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER INVESTIGATION : Gladstone Institutes is affiliated with other institutions under congressional investigation. For example, Gladstone is an affiliate of the UCSF, which is undergoing congressional investigation for reports of antisemitism within the university, medical school, and medical centers. Most of Gladstone’s principal investigators are also faculty at UCSF, and the Institutes provide research positions and opportunities for graduate students from UCSF. Moreover, there is a joint institute—the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology—further linking the two institutions. Gladstone is also affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, both of which are also under investigation for concerns related to antisemitism. 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and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on AI and American Global Competitiveness","slug":"energy-and-commerce-committee-holds-hearing-on-ai-and-american-global-competitiveness","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWASHINGTON, D.C.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e – Yesterday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led a full committee hearing titled \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eConverting Energy into Intelligence: the Future of AI Technology, Human Discovery, and American Global Competitiveness.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“On Energy and Commerce, we have a broad jurisdiction. From energy to telecom to health care\u0026nbsp;applications, AI touches it all. That is why it is critical for our committee to lead in fostering a regulatory environment that leaves room for innovation and allows us to produce the massive amounts of energy needed to support AI development,”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esaid Chairman Guthrie.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure the United States wins the race to AI dominance, and we won’t let it pass us by.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWatch the full hearing \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/HXoXMETZUiE?si=1sxRCYN9DLH6OK5W\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(27, 46, 90);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehere\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/HXoXMETZUiE?si=1sxRCYN9DLH6OK5W\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBelow are key excerpts from yesterday’s hearing\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e: \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Joyce_Apr_9_c72eb673c7.png\" alt=\"Joyce Apr 9.png\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCongressman John Joyce (PA-13):\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e“AI is the defining technology of the next several decades. It will have a revolutionary effect on all aspects of our lives. It will be integral in everything from high-level data analysis to the use of a search engine. In industries as diverse as energy production and healthcare, AI is already making significant inroads. As a doctor, we see AI integrated into innovative medical devices, helping to translate the information collected by the device into clinical guidance. In medical practices, AI can help streamline administrative tasks, allowing doctors to ultimately spend more time with their patients. This is just the beginning of the capabilities that AI will give us, and it is why it is critical that the US leads the way in the deployment of this technology.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Balderson_Apr_9_78a3f238dc.png\" alt=\"Balderson Apr 9.png\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCongressman Troy Balderson (OH-12): \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“I'm proud to represent one of the largest clusters of data centers in the country. Google, Amazon Web Services, Meta, QTS, Vantage, and more have data centers in central Ohio and my district. In total, power demand from data centers will reach 5,000 megawatts in central Ohio by 2030 based on signed power agreements. Just last month, Williams announced a $1.6 billion investment to build two new natural gas fire plants in Lincoln County with a combined capacity of 400 megawatts. This reliable base load power generation is critical to meet growing demand in central Ohio. Dr. Schmidt, in order to alleviate strain on the electric grid, I'm curious what role or involvement you think these tech companies should have in helping to bring in new generation to secure the massive amount of power needed for their facilities. And how should these companies partner with grid operators or power providers to ensure we can properly account for tracking, growing, tracking demand?” \u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDr. Schmidt:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“When I was at Google, we made a bet on Ohio and we built the largest data center at the time in the world, which was massive. The data centers you're describing are 10 times larger than anything I ever built way back when I was doing this, only 7 years ago. It gives you a sense of the scale of the investment in what you're doing. The best thing to do is to have a strategy within your state where everybody agrees to solve the energy power problem. We found in working in Ohio that we were able to get access to the high voltage lines that we could not get access to elsewhere. We built our own substations which are also massive. That's what it takes. That's what every one of you is going to have to do to have your states be a center for AI in the AI revolution.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Evans_Apr_9_cc5a5f918f.png\" alt=\"Evans Apr 9.png\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCongressman Gabe Evans (CO-08):\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e“My district is truly an all of the above energy district - 83% of the oil, 56% of the natural gas in Colorado. The largest wind generating, the wind turbine manufacturing facility actually in the United States, is headquartered in my district. Geothermal, solar - we truly are an all of the above, but specifically with gas plants. One of the things that I've heard there is that there's a major backlog in getting the gas turbines. So can you speak a little bit more to the timing of retiring the coal generation if you don't have a gas alternate immediately ready to go?”\u003c/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Schmidt:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e“The reason the natural gas plants have become more expensive is demand, which is sort of what we want, right? We want more of everything and then the market will react. The problem is that these things take years with backlogs to get to you. 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So, we’re doing it with the entire Energy and Commerce Committee.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Because, I think an author always wants to know when they write a book, will somebody read my book? And then if they read the book, then will it have an impact?\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Well, today, you and all the witnesses are before the full Energy and Commerce Committee.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Our dear colleague, and the dear husband of our colleague, Debbie Dingell, used to say that if it’s moving, it’s energy, if it isn’t, its commerce, something to that effect.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“So, we have a large jurisdiction. I say it takes energy to move commerce. I can’t improve on Chairman Dingell, but that’s my version of it.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“And so, we’re having a full committee hearing. We typically do this in subcommittee, but this touches all jurisdictions, and I think everybody needs to hear it. If you think about it, it’s going to take enormous energy to beat China to AI in doing that, we have to protect the environment.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Our telecom and privacy, through our commerce and telecom committees, will be dealing with this, and AI has particularly health care applications. So, it touches all of our jurisdictions.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Dr. Schmidt, when I walked away from the Library of Congress, and I read your book, it gave me a sense of mission, and a direction I want to take this committee in the time that I’m chairman. To sum up what you said, it’s the US versus China.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“And who will win the war for AI? Essentially, this is as important as the dollar being the reserve currency in the world. It’s that important, that’s what is before us.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“What I hear from people in this space, is that we have the brain power and we have the capital, what we need is the energy and the correct regulatory framework.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“We have an example of what not to do, and I believe you said in your presentation, Dr. Schmidt, is that Europe has chosen not to grow. We can’t look there as an example, we have to work through it our ourselves.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Some of Europe’s regulatory framework, written specifically to disadvantage American companies, has made them non-competitive.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Europe and the US had a similar sized economy in 2008, and I’ve read that our economy is now about 80% larger. So, what do we need to do? The reason we want to do a full committee hearing is that we have to have broad consensus on how we work together. It has to be Democrat and Republican.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“People who invest tell me it’s tough to invest based on congressional cycles or presidential cycles when the rules are going to change every two to four years. And so, what I would like to do in this committee is come up with a regulatory framework and an energy policy that most of us can agree on and build a broad consensus on how we develop massive amounts of energy, while protecting our environment. Dr. Schmidt, you said all energy resources are needed and then AI will develop solutions to deal with climate change.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“To put this in perspective, a Microsoft data center can use as much power as the city of Seattle, is what I’ve been told. On the regulation side of it, we have to protect our privacy. Yesterday we had a markup of our bills on children’s privacy and children’s safety, and we have to protect our privacy.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“I think all of us want our privacy protected. We can’t do it in a heavy-handed way that stifles innovation, and as I said, we have to look at our friends across the Atlantic. But I think we need to more intently look across the Pacific to a nation determined to win.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“China has specifically said they are going to win the war on AI, and we are taking up the challenge to prove to them that the American entrepreneur and the American intellect will win the war on AI, but they have to have the energy and the regulatory environment to do so.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“So, if this committee gets it right, America will win. It may win anyway, but we need to be there to make that happen. And if you look at ‘what if China wins?’ We just had an oversight hearing addressing how a medical device from China had an [IP address connected] to the University of Beijing.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“What did that mean? We know they’re using everything they can to get information they need on us.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“So, we must win. We will win. And for the sake of the world, we have to win. 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This bipartisan legislation, which is co-led by Chairman Guthrie and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), has received widespread support from over 160 vital substance use disorder treatment and recovery organizations.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHere’s what they’re saying:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“The state of behavioral health in America remains a national crisis, with millions of people across the nation experiencing an SUD and 1 in 5 Americans experiencing an MH condition each year,”\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esaid Debbie Witchey, MHA, President and CEO of Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW).\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“The SUPPORT Act is critical to effectively addressing SUDs and co-occurring MH conditions. 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The number of overdose deaths during this 12-month period was the lowest since June 2020,”\u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e said Advocates for Opioid Addiction Treatment (AOAT).\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e “Without question, the bipartisan SUPPORT Act of 2018, which expanded access to treatment and began addressing treatment workforce shortages played a critical role in reversing the tragic and deadly overdose trend and saving lives.”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Overdose rates are beginning to drop slightly, and we firmly believe that our investment in recovery support services is a major reason why. The SUPPORT Act gave rise to the Building Communities of Recovery Program, which seeks to mobilize and connect a broad array of community-based resources for persons with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD),” \u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esaid Patty McCarthy, CEO of Faces \u0026amp; Voices of Recovery. \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“You have our full-throated support for the passage of this legislation, and we look forward to your continued commitment to the advancement of SUD treatment and recovery.”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBackground:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eH.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 reauthorizes key public health programs focused on prevention, treatment, and recovery for patients with substance use disorder that were established in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, which was signed into law in 2018.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFull list of supporting organizations:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Stepping Stone to Success\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eActive Minds\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eADA Women's Center\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAddiction Policy Forum\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAddiction Professionals of North Carolina\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdvocates for Opioid Addiction Treatment (AOAT)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAkin\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAmerican Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAmerican Association of Addiction Nursing\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAmerican College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAmerican Jail Association\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAmerican Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAssociation for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAssociation of Prosecuting Attorneys\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBarbie Girl Ink LLC\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBehavioral Health Foundation\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBeyond Addiction\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBoone County Drug Prevention Coalition\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBrain First Family Center\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBridging Hope, Inc.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBrightpoint\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBring Light Save Life\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eC.A.R.E\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCADCA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCalifornia Consortium of Addiction Programs \u0026amp; Professionals\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCenterstone\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCenter for Adolescent Behavioral Health Research, Boston Children's Hospital\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChildren’s Hope Alliance\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCommand Destinations\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCommunity in Connection\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCouve Collective\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCrossroads To Intervention, Inc\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCrosswinds Recovery\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDayspring Foundation\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDePaul’s NCADD-RA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevin J. 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Guthrie, First Lady Melania Trump, Chairman Bilirakis Join Advocates in Celebrating Committee Passage of TAKE IT DOWN Act","slug":"chairman-guthrie-first-lady-melania-trump-chairman-bilirakis-join-advocates-in-celebrating-committee-passage-of-take-it-down-act","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWASHINGTON, D.C.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;– Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, along with advocates for the TAKE IT DOWN Act, issued the following statements of support after the bill was reported out of Committee by a vote of 49 to 1.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“No man, woman, or child should be subjected to the spread of explicit AI images meant to target and harass innocent victims. I am so thankful for our outstanding advocates and legislators who have worked hard to raise awareness and build a strong coalition to support this bipartisan bill,”\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esaid Chairman Guthrie\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“Today, the Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced the bill to the full House of Representatives, where I look forward to, once again, voting in favor of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, so that we can send it to the President’s desk for signature.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“I remain dedicated to championing child well-being, ensuring that every young person can thrive and ‘Be Best.’ Thank you to the House Energy \u0026amp; Commerce Committee for advancing the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This marks a significant step in our bipartisan efforts to safeguard our children from online threats,”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esaid First Lady Melania Trump.\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“I urge Congress to swiftly pass this important legislation. Together, we can create a safer, brighter future for all Americans!”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“I am glad we are one step closer to protecting victims of online sexual exploitation. Giving victims rights to flag non-consensual images and requiring social media companies to remove that content quickly is a pivotal and necessary change to the online landscape,”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esaid Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. “\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAnd by ensuring that AI-generated deep-fake content is included in these protections, Congress is showing its commitment to fighting 21st Century harms that are plaguing our children and grandchildren.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“In February, our family mourned the loss of our loving son and brother, Elijah Heacock, after he fell victim to an extortion scheme on the internet,”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esaid Shannon Cronister-Heacock, mother of Elijah Heacock.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;“We are grateful for the support of Chairman Guthrie and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for passing the TAKE IT DOWN Act today to ensure that no parent, sibling, or loved one experiences a similar tragedy in the future. This bill honors Elijah’s life, and we are appreciative of Congress’ actions to protect children online and save lives.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e“I was only fourteen years old when one of my classmates created deepfake, AI nudes of me and distributed them on social media. I was shocked, violated, and felt unsafe going to school. 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including those in Europe, caution against performing such procedures on minors.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003eCourts and government health agencies responsible for determining child welfare have sought to limit child sex reassignment procedures.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003eOther countries have banned these interventions and surgeries on minors altogether.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003eAn article published in the \u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Medicine\u003c/em\u003e found “there is great uncertainty about the effects of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries in young people.”\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003eA court in the United Kingdom noted the obvious about administering puberty blocking chemicals onto children: “[i]t is highly unlikely that a child aged 13 or under would be competent to give consent to the 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It is doubtful that a child aged 14 or 15 could understand and weigh the long-term risks and consequences of the administration of puberty blockers.”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003eIn April 2024, the \u003cem\u003eCass Review\u003c/em\u003e, an independent review of gender identity services for children and young people, commissioned by the National Health Service England, found “[w]hile a considerable amount of research has been published in this field, systematic evidence reviews demonstrated the poor quality of the published studies, meaning there is not a reliable evidence base upon which to make clinical decisions, or for children and their families to make informed choices.”\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eCass Review\u003c/em\u003e also found that “[t]he rationale for early puberty suppression remains unclear, with weak evidence regarding the impact on gender dysphoria, mental or psychosocial health,” as well as unknown effects on cognitive and psychosexual development.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003eIn August 2024, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) became the first major U.S. medical association to express caution on the use of gender surgery for gender dysphoria in adolescents. 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Republicans Press Gladstone Institutes for Information Regarding Internal Antisemitism","slug":"e-and-c-e-and-w-republicans-press-gladstone-institutes-for-information-regarding-internal-antisemitism","content":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-center\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse Republicans scrutinize government grant funding recipients that fail to protect individuals from antisemitism\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashington, D.C. —\u003c/strong\u003e In a new \u003ca href=\"https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/11_21_24_Joint_Letter_to_Gladstone_Antisemitism_Updated_a60e036b23.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(34, 88, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eletter\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e to J. David Gladstone Institutes President Dr. Deepak Srivastava, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E\u0026amp;C) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce (E\u0026amp;W) have requested information about ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic harassment and intimidation at Gladstone and its leadership’s insufficient response to these acts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe letter is signed by E\u0026amp;C Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), E\u0026amp;C Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), E\u0026amp;C Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), E\u0026amp;W Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and E\u0026amp;W Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKEY LETTER EXCERPTS:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Gladstone Institutes, an independent biomedical research organization, claims that it takes an active stance against serious issues like discrimination and harassment and aims to ‘ensure all community members at Gladstone feel included’ and that the Institutes will aim to ‘implement accountability measures and reinforce Gladstone’s commitment to having an environment free of harassment.’ However, these values do not seem to be reflected in the actions of leadership in response to recent concerns of antisemitic harassment and discrimination within the Institutes.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e[...]\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The reports of antisemitic harassment at Gladstone coupled with the inadequate response by leadership is concerning to the Committees. Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe environment for all trainees, faculty, and staff is a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of Gladstone.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Failing to comply with basic safety protections for members of Gladstone or failure to respond appropriately to and prevent harassment and discrimination, no matter the cause, may be grounds to withhold federal funds from the university. Congress has an obligation to exercise oversight of recipients of federal funds when blatant and ongoing Title VI violations appear to be happening. If Congress determines an institution of higher education/research is blatantly ignoring its legal responsibilities, we may consider rescinding research and development funds previously appropriated.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBACKGROUND ON TAXPAYER FUNDING:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGladstone received more than $41 million in funding from the NIH in Fiscal Year 2023, not including potential taxpayer funding that individual faculty may have received through their affiliation with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) or any other affiliated universities.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAccording to the NIH’s Grant Policy Statement, any institution receiving federal funds must assure work environments are free of discriminatory harassment and are safe and conducive to high-quality work.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eInstitutions receiving federal taxpayer financial assistance—such as NIH grants—are prohibited from discriminating based on a variety of categories, including national origin.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThese laws also protect members of the institution who are or are perceived to be members of a group with shared ancestry, such as students/trainees of Jewish heritage.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBACKGROUND ON INSTANCES OF ANTISEMITISM\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTwo days after the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack, a graduate student working in a lab within Gladstone sent an antisemitic email to all Gladstone faculty, trainees, and staff falsely stating that the attack on innocent Israeli civilians was “the resistance in Gaza launch[ing] a surprise attack against Israel, taking occupation soldiers hostage, taking over Israeli military vehicles, and gain[ing] control over illegal Israeli settlements.”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe email goes on to claim that all casualties resulting from Palestinian actions are the responsibility of Israel.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eImmediately following this mass email, members of the Gladstone faculty began contacting the Gladstone Institutes’ President and other leadership, appalled by the language of the email, concerned for their safety and worried that the email could be seen as an incitement to violence.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eJewish members of the Institutes also expressed their deep, personal pain following the Hamas attack, as some members had family or friends reported killed or missing directly after the attack.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThese fears—including fears of being attacked in the lab by the author of this cruel and antagonistic email—were shared directly with President Srivastava.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDespite this, Gladstone leadership did not issue a public statement or position against antisemitism to quell fears of Jewish faculty and trainees.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eIn May 2024, the Center for Combatting Antisemitism sent President \u003c/span\u003eSrivastava\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e a letter requesting administrative action to address the hostile environment and disparate treatment of Jewish members at Gladstone.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis letter noted that Gladstone refused to acknowledge Jewish American Heritage Month, Passover, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, despite sending official celebratory emails and holding events for other religious, ethnic, or national holidays, including Black History Month, International Women’s Day, and Ramadan.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Center followed up with Gladstone several times, but never received a response.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eJewish faculty and trainees have conveyed to leadership within Gladstone instances of antisemitic harassment and discrimination, which faculty and trainees believe were not taken seriously, making some feel uneasy about speaking out.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFor example, per a publicly available Fair Employment and Housing Act complaint to the California Civil Rights Division, a Jewish faculty member openly discussed fellow faculty using racial stereotypes, including comments about a “Jewish nose.”\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhen these comments were brought to human resources, no investigation occurred.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eInstead, the complainant was subsequently targeted with an investigation ultimately deemed to be unwarranted.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThen, following the complainant’s post-October 7th advocacy on behalf of Jewish faculty and trainees, the complainant was threatened repeatedly with career-ending termination, allegedly in an attempt to extort a resignation.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhen the threats did not have their desired effect, Gladstone placed the complainant on administrative leave and removed the complainant’s electronic access to email and files but also physical access to the complainant’s lab, removing all ability to conduct work on an NIH-funded grant.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGladstone ultimately paid an undisclosed sum to settle the matter and avoid litigation.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTo elevate concerns regarding widespread, ongoing discrimination, Jewish faculty and trainees requested permission to bring in a speaker related to antisemitism.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eOther minority groups had previously been given permission to bring in similar anti-racism speakers.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-indent-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHowever, while leadership stated it would look into the idea, ultimately no speaker was brought, and no program was launched regarding antisemitism.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBACKGROUND ON AFFILIATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER INVESTIGATION\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGladstone Institutes is affiliated with other institutions under congressional 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