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Pallone on Passage of Resolution Condemning Trump Administration’s Medicaid Block Grants

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the House passed H. Res. 826, Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid, by a vote of 223-190...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “Clearing the Air: Legislation to Promote Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage."


Pallone Floor Remarks on Resolution Condemning Trump Administration’s Attempt to Block Grant Medicaid

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H. Res. 826, Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration’s Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid...


Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on the USE IT Act

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 legislative hearing entitled, “Clearing the Air: Legislation to Promote Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage:"


Pallone & Doyle on Pai’s C-Band Auction Proposal

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued the following statement today after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced his C-Band auction plan...


Walden Praises President Trump for Extending Fentanyl Ban

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement praising President Donald J. Trump after signing into law the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, an extension to ban fentanyl analogues.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing with E-Cigarette Manufacturers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations hearing titled ““Vaping in America: E-Cigarette Manufacturers’ Impact on Public Health:"


Walden and Burgess Call for E&C Hearing on CMS Proposal to Modernize Medicaid

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) calling for a hearing on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new proposal to modernize Medicaid, the Healthy Adult Opportunity, before having the House vote on a rushed resolution of disapproval.


Walden Remarks at Hearing on Natural Gas Pipelines

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Modernizing the Natural Gas Act to Ensure it Works for Everyone."


Pallone Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Hearing on the Natural Gas Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Modernizing the Natural Gas Act to Ensure it Works for Everyone:"


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Vaping in America: E-Cigarette Manufacturers’ Impact on Public Health."


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 legislative hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on H.R. 2975, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care."


Energy Subcommittee Announces Legislative Hearing on Energy Efficiency and Storage Bills

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 legislative hearing on Wednesday, February 12 at 10:30 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building on six bills to improve energy efficiency and storage. The hearing is entitled, “Saving Energy: Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Storage."


Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 10:00 am in the John...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 10:30 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement in reaction to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Walden specifically addressed the President’s leadership on lowering health care costs and promoting America’s energy independence.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai informed the Committee that the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau completed its investigation into wireless carriers’ unauthorized disclosure of real-time location data...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the announcement from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of an innovative proposal, the Healthy Adult Opportunity (HAO), to modernize Medicaid.


Pallone on Trump Administration’s Illegal Attempt to Block Grant Medicaid

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on the Trump Administration’s proposal to allow states to block grant their Medicaid programs...


Pallone on FERC’s Unprecedented Support for Seizing State-Owned Land

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today condemning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) defense of PennEast’s efforts to overturn the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision and seize state-owned land...