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Walden Remarks at Hearing Examining Efforts to Protect Public Health During Flu Season

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing examining efforts to protect public health during flu season.


E&C Leaders Praise House Passage of Anti-Robocalls Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed their anti-robocalls bill, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, by an overwhelming vote of 417-3...


Walden Remarks at Hearing on Improving Safety of Cosmetic Products

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, “Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety."


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on ““Flu Season: U.S. Public Health Preparedness and Response:"


#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Discuss Unleashing American Innovation to Lower Drug Costs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on “Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety:"Today, we will discuss two legislative proposals that empower the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to more effectively regulate cosmetic and personal care products.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed their anti-robocalls bill, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, by an overwhelming vote of 417-3...


Pallone Floor Remarks on Anti-Robocalls Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of S. 151, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act...


#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Outline Bipartisan Path Forward to Lower Drug Costs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.


Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on FDA Foreign Drug Inspections

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Securing the U.S. Drug Supply Chain: Oversight of FDA’s Foreign Inspection Program."


Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Universal Health Care Coverage

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 10:30 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage."


News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after voting to confirm Dan Brouillette to be Secretary of Energy. The Senate confirmed Brouillette, who will replace departing Secretary Rick Perry, through a bipartisan vote of 70-15.


Energy Department Awards $7 Million for Research in Subsurface Stress and Lost Circulation in Geothermal Drilling

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected three new projects to receive up to $7 million to research and develop innovative technologies that will reduce the cost of geothermal drilling operations and field development, which is a key step toward achieving geothermal energy’s full resource...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the expansion of the Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit to include bulk electric transmission line permitting regulations at the Canadian federal and provincial levels. The toolkit will increase transparency and collaboration among electricity stakeholders and further prioritize electricity resilience and reliability across the United States and Canada.


Walden Praises Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on His Confirmation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) praises the Senate confirmation of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette.


Democrats Stand Up for Constitutionally Protected Right to Abortion; File Bicameral Amicus Brief in June Medical Services LLC v. Gee

News Release: Today, 161 members of the U.S. House of Representatives led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr., Jerrold Nadler, Diana DeGette, Barbara Lee, and Judy Chu, along with 36 members of the U.S. Senate led by Senators Chuck Schumer, Patty Murray, Dianne Feinstein and Richard Blumenthal, ...


Dan Brouillette Confirmed By The U.S. Senate To Be Secretary of Energy

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in a bipartisan vote of 70-15 the United States Senate confirmed Dan Brouillette to be the 15th U.S. Secretary of Energy. An official swearing in will take place at a later date. Prior to confirmation, Acting Secretary Brouillette served as the Deputy Secretary of Energy under Secretary Rick Perry.


Energy and Commerce Republicans to Hold Energy and Environment Innovation Showcase

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are focused on reducing the barriers to innovation and enabling the United States to deploy new technologies to strengthen our energy security, power the economic engines of the future, and address climate change.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.


Secretary Rick Perry Calls For Continued Progress On Santa Susana Field Laboratory Cleanup

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On his final day in office, Secretary Perry issued the following statement regarding the cleanup of Santa Susana Field Laboratory.