By EPA Newswire | May 8, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019, and H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019...
By EPA Newswire | May 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following joint statement after the House passed two bills that make updates to the Orange and Purple Books at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by increasing accuracy and transparency of the two databases that guide development decisions for generic and biosimilar manufacturers.
By EPA Newswire | May 8, 2019
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 legislative hearing on Wednesday, May 15 at 10:30 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office...
By EPA Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week, House Democrats will force a vote on H.R. 986, which is misleadingly titled the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act. However, this bill is not about protecting people with pre-existing conditions, it’s about eliminating health care choices for states.
By EPA Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 231-190. H.R. 9 was favorably reported out of the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 4, 2019 by a vote of 29-19.
By EPA Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on the Trump administration to maintain protections for access to care in Medicaid. Their request follows guidance and proposed rule changes from the Trump administration weakening protections and making it more difficult for vulnerable Americans in the program to access health care.
By EPA Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) issued the following joint statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule that would deny patients necessary and lifesaving health care based on religious beliefs and erode nondiscrimination protections...
By EPA Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act...
By EPA Newswire | May 2, 2019
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 Thursday, May 9, at 10:00 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Lowering Prescription Drug Prices: Deconstructing the Drug Supply Chain."
By EPA Newswire | May 2, 2019
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 hearing on Thursday, May 9 at 10:15 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building with Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry on President Trump’s DOE budget request for fiscal year 2020. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2020 DOE Budget."
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The State of Pipeline Safety and Security in America":
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today on the House floor during debate of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which would prevent President Trump from withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. H.R. 9 was favorably reported out of the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 4, 2019 by a vote of 29-19.
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: This subject is of enormous importance to the nation, and especially for local communities near contaminated sites, such as those at Hanford. We know all too well the issues that the Office of Environmental Management (EM) handles. The threat of potential environmental disaster and pollution persists...
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, May 8 at 10 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building on H.R. 1603, the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. The hearing is entitled, “Ban Asbestos Now: Taking Action to Save Lives and Livelihoods."
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce 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 oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday, ...
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations hearing entitled, “DOE’s Mounting Cleanup Costs: Billions in Environmental Liability and Growing":
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2019
News Release: The Federal government, acting through the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, known as PHMSA has an important responsibility to develop and enforce regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of the nation’s 2.7 million miles of pipelines. Pipelines are...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: In the 20 townhalls I’ve held across my district, it seemed like inevitably someone would ask “can’t something be done about robocalls?" I share their frustration and remain committed to working with the Chairman to address these calls with action from Congress.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Prescription Drug Coverage in the Medicare Program:"
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy & Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Legislation to Stop the Onslaught of Annoying Robocalls:"
