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E&C Leaders Praise the EPA and Administrator Wheeler on Safe Drinking Water Announcements

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on their recent announcements: $2.7 billion for infrastructure projects and $40 million to reduce lead in drinking water.


Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Investigation into Potential Unfair and Deceptive Practices in the Live Event Ticketing Industry

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee 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 Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) continued to fight for our brave first responders and to protect public safety by introducing the FIRST RESPONDER Act. This bill makes sure that our first responders have the resources needed to respond to 9-1-1 calls and that funding and technologies allocated for 9-1-1 infrastructure are used for that purpose.


Health Subcommittee Announces Hearing on HHS Budget and the Coronavirus Response with Secretary Azar on February 26th

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 the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 26, with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on President Trump’s budget request for HHS and its agencies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as well as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.


Walden Statement on Administration Appointments

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement upon the announcement of President Donald Trump’s intent to nominate and appoint Mark Menezes to be the Deputy Secretary of Energy and Douglas Benevento to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


CANCELED: Energy & Commerce Committee Announces Virginia Field Hearing on Rural Broadband Access on February 20

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA), a member of the Subcommittee, announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after House Education and Labor Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee finished marking up their respective proposals to end surprise medical billing.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Saving Energy: Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Storage."


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Women’s Health Protection Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on, “Protecting Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care:"


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Protecting Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care."


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Saving Energy: Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Storage:"


Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies:"


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “EPA’s Lead and Copper Proposal: Failing to Protect Public Health."


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) opening remarks at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies."


Pallone Remarks at Hearing on EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Proposal: Falling Short of Protecting Public Health:"


Walden Responds to District Court Decision on T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), responds to the U.S. District Court rejection of a lawsuit from a coalition of state attorneys general to block the T-Mobile-Sprint merger...


Pallone on Trump’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the release of President Trump’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget...


House and Senate Health Committee Leaders Statement on Surprise Billing Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) today released the following statement on the surprise medical billing proposals from the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-Ore.), Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today released the following statement on the surprise medical billing proposals from the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) react to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) C-band auction plan.