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Walden Statement on Final Passage of H.R. 4447

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on Democrats’ $135 billion energy package.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) released the following joint statement today after President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order reaffirming the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) pre-existing conditions protection...


Energy Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Improving Clean Energy Equity and Affordability

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. (EDT) on ensuring vulnerable communities have access to clean, affordable energy. The hearing is entitled, "Generating Equity: Improving Clean Energy Access and Affordability."


E&C Health Leaders Ask HHS Inspector General to Investigate Potential Political Interference at CDC

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) requested the independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) investigate...


Pallone & Rush Praise House Passage of the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following statements today in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act...


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Social Media’s Role in Radicalizing America

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Mainstreaming Extremism: Social Media’s Role in Radicalizing America:"


Pallone Floor Remarks on the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act...


News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) spoke on the House Floor today to share his opposition to the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, H.R. 4447.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) draft proposal amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery for today's Health Subcommittee hearing titled, "Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic," are enclosed below...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent letters to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis...


News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement following the House passage of four bipartisan communications and technology bills.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) on the search for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine the public can trust. The hearing is entitled, “Pathway to a Vaccine: Ensuring a Safe and Effective Vaccine People Will Trust."


E&C Republicans Continue Leadership on Autonomous Vehicles

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after Latta reintroduced the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution, ...


Walden Remarks at Health Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic"


Walden, Lucas, Bishop Statement on H.R. 4447

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Science, Space, and Technology Committee Republican Leader Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Natural Resources Committee Republican Leader Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement on H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy and Jobs Innovation Act.


Pallone & Doyle on House Passage of Four Communications and Technology Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed four communications and technology bills this week...


News Release: 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) expressed their serious concerns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) lack of transparency...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed ten health care bills on the Floor today...


E&C Leaders Praise House Passage of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed five suicide prevention bills...