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News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) today announced that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The subcommittee will markup 15 bills pertaining to asbestos, PFAS and spent nuclear fuel.

Walden and Upton Applaud Major Pipeline Safety Rules

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement applauding the announcement of major pipeline safety rules from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA):

Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation on Supply Chain Security

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4459), a bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain.

Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation on Supply Chain Security

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4459), a bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain.

Pallone and Doyle Applaud 3rd Circuit Decision Throwing Out Pai’s Media-Ownership Rules

By EPA Newswire | Sep 23, 2019

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) released the following statement today after a ruling by the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should have more closely considered the potential impact its 2017 media ownership rules would have on minority ownership...

Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Building 100 Percent Clean Economy in the Building Sector

By EPA Newswire | Sep 20, 2019

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for the U.S. Building Sector." This is the third hearing in a series of climate change hearings aimed at achieving the Committee’s goal of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050...

Walden Slams Partisan Bill “Done Out of the Speaker’s Office Behind Closed Doors”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) today slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s closely guarded, secretly negotiated bill that has yet to be shared with Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee, even as the committee has a markup of the bill scheduled for next Wednesday.

E&C Bipartisan Leaders Seek Information from States on Use of Federal Funds to Respond to Opioid Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters to 16 states today asking how the states are using federal funds to assist treatment and recovery efforts in response to the opioid crisis. The letters were signed by full Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full...

E&C Bipartisan Leaders Seek Information from States on Use of Federal Funds to Respond to Opioid Crisis

News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters to 16 states today asking how the states are using federal funds to assist treatment and recovery efforts in response to the opioid crisis. The letters were signed by full Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full Committee Ranking...

Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Traumatic Effects of Family Separation on Children

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Unaccompanied Children: The Ongoing Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Cruel Policies:"

Walden Calls for Solutions for Border Crisis and Reaffirms Belief that Parents and Children Should Not Be Separated

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) calls for solutions for the nation’s border crisis and shares experience from firsthand visits to the border at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing. Walden also reaffirms he does not support children being separated from their parents at the border.

Pallone Condemns Partisan Action by FERC to Gut PURPA

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its 2-1 party line vote today gutting Section 210 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA):

Schakowsky Opening Remarks at Hearing on Pharmaceutical Product Hopping

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing entitled “Protecting Consumers from Pharmaceutical Market Gaming Tactics:"

Pallone Remarks at Climate Change Hearing on Achieving Net Zero Industrial Emissions

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Pathways to Net Zero Industrial Emissions." This is the second hearing in a series of climate change hearings aimed at achieving the Committee’s goal of a 100 percent clean economy by 2050...

E&C Oversight Subcommittee Announces Additional Details for Hearing on Public Health Risks of E-Cigarettes

News Release: Energy and Commerce 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, Sept. 25, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes."

Pallone Secures Enrollee Expansion for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program in Continuing Resolution

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Continuing Resolution just introduced to fund the federal government beyond the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year includes a provision he fought to have included that will increase enrollment numbers for the 9/11 World Trade Center...

Walden Calls Out Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality with Democrats on Climate Change at Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) calls out the wide gap between rhetoric and reality when it comes to Democrats’ climate proposals at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Pathways to Net Zero Industrial Emissions." Walden again asks Democrats to come to the table to pass realistic bipartisan bills that can both help the environment and be voted on right now.

Pallone Blasts Trump Administration’s Move Revoking States’ Authority to Set Vehicle Emissions Standards

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that it is revoking California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards, affecting the 13 other states and the District of Columbia that have adopted the stricter standards...

Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Proposals to Lower Drug Prices for Americans