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Pallone Opening Remarks at E&C Member Day

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at the Full Committee Member Day...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Member Day Hearing.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, July 15, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Chairs Pallone and Maloney Seek Documents from Biogen on Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm

News Release: Today, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Biogen Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michel Vounatsos requesting documents related to the approval process, marketing, and pricing of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced a bipartisan agreement to provide long-term Medicaid funding to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories.


News Release: Today, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued a joint statement following news that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock has requested the...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a bipartisan agreement to provide long-term Medicaid funding to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories.


E&C Announces Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the two subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...


Energy & Commerce Committee to Hold Member Day Hearing Next Tuesday

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee will hold a fully virtual Member Day Hearing on issues within the Committee’s jurisdiction in the 117th Congress on Tuesday, July...


Energy & Commerce Committee to Hold Member Day Hearing Next Tuesday

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced today that the Committee will hold a fully virtual Member Day Hearing on issues within the Committee’s jurisdiction in the 117th Congress on Tuesday, July 13, at 11 am (EDT). The...


Rodgers Statement on Global Ransomware Attack

News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the global ransomware attack believed to be carried out by Russian-linked REvil gang.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after President Biden nominated Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, to serve as Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):


Pallone Announces Transition of Top E&C Committee Staff

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced a transition of his top Committee staff as longtime Staff Director Jeff Carroll prepares to depart Capitol Hill. With Carroll’s departure, Pallone announced today that Deputy Staff Director Tiffany Guarascio has been promoted to Staff Director and General Counsel Waverly Gordon has been promoted to Deputy Staff Director and General Counsel.


Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of the INVEST in America Act

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous...


U.S. Reps. Pallone & Ruiz, Sens. Smith & Cramer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Mental & Behavioral Health Care Resources for Indian Health Service

News Release: U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA) and Senators Tina Smith (D-MN.) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities, Tribal health programs and urban Indian health organizations address mental and behavioral health needs in their communities.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee led debate on the House Floor yesterday in opposition to H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, a wasteful and partisan bill that leaves rural America behind and does little in real infrastructure. The bill prioritizes Green New...


Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Surprise Medical Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its rule on surprise medical billing.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “A Safe Wireless Future: Securing our Networks and Supply Chains:"


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on securing our networks and beating China.