By EPA Newswire | Oct 27, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) wrote to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) raising...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 27, 2020
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s (Treasury) decision to ensure payments to the New York Fire Department (FDNY) World Trade Center Health Program would no longer be subject to offsets for unrelated federal debts owed by New York City...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 26, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement today in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) agenda for tomorrow’s open meeting...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to request a briefing on DEA’s management of the supply of opioids in the United States.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today asking what actions, if any, the Trump Administration is taking to help reunite the 545 children who remain separated from their parents.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of the 2-year anniversary of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act being signed into law.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a statement today following new press reports detailing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) last-minute decision against banning the use of formaldehyde in hair straightening products after agency scientists detected high-levels of the substance in their formulas...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before their committee.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) expressed their strong concerns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposal to modify the regulatory framework that currently limits the expansion...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on Democrats’ continued obstruction of COVID-19 relief and resources for the American people.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans sent a letter to Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) demanding a hearing on social media censorship with the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google. This letter comes as these tech giants continue to selectively and inconsistently censor content during a major election cycle, resembling publishers rather than neutral public forums.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent an urgent follow-up letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today raising additional...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiating a Section 230 rulemaking process...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after tech giants...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today urging them to adopt its proposed Made in USA rule.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D., to request information on the FDA approval of a OxyContin label change in 2001.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 13, 2020
News Release: Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) demanded more information on the Trump Administration’s plan to send $200 “Trump cards" to Medicare...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 13, 2020
News Release: Following press reports that the Trump Administration has withheld nearly $4 million in payments to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) World Trade Center Health Program, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 11, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement this evening on the Trump Administration’s latest COVID-19 relief package proposal...
