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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, March 6, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Strengthening Our Health Care System: Legislation to Lower Consumer Costs and Expand Access."

Walden: Current measles outbreak showcases the problem of under-vaccination

News Release: The current measles outbreak showcases the problem of under-vaccination.

Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Clean Energy Infrastructure & the Workforce to Build It

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing on “Clean Energy Infrastructure and the Workforce to Build It:"

Pallone Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Measles Outbreak

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 “Confronting a Growing Public Health Threat: Measles Outbreaks in the U.S.:"

Walden Statement on Democrats’ Medicare for All Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement after the Democrats introduced their Medicare for All bill...

Consumer Protection & Commerce Subcommittee Announces Rescheduled Hearing on Diversity and Inclusion in Tech

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 the importance of diversity and inclusion in the technology...

Pallone Requests Briefing on Trump Administration’s Newly Announced HIV Initiative

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting a briefing on the Trump Administration’s initiative to end the HIV epidemic in America. President Trump announced an ambitious goal of a 75 percent reduction in new HIV infections in five years and at least 90 percent reduction in ten years.

Pallone Remarks at Data Privacy Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening statement at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Era of Big Data:"

Republican E&C Leaders Press CDC to Improve Flu Vaccine Coverage for Seniors

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent a letter to the Director of the Centers for Disease...

Walden: We Need a Bipartisan Federal Privacy Bill That Sets One National Standard

News Release: Congratulations to both Representative Rodgers as the new lead Republican, and to Representative Schakowsky as the new Chair for the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee.

Pallone Remarks at EPA Enforcement Oversight Hearing

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 “EPA Enforcement: Taking the Environmental Cop off the Beat:"

Walden: EPA’s Enforcement Program: The Full Story

News Release: One of the core missions of the EPA is one that I think we all agree with - for Americans to have clean air, clean land, and clean water. The EPA works toward this worthy goal through a variety of means, including partnerships with state and local governments, grants to states, non-profits, educational...

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Combat Health Care Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 525, the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act, which was introduced by Walden and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), by voice vote.

House Passes Bill to Combat Illegal Pirate Radio

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) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 583, the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act, introduced by Reps. Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), by voice vote.

House Passes Bipartisan Poison Control Bill to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic

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 statement after the House passed H.R. 501, the Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019, by voice vote.

Democrats Call for Investigation of Top EPA Officials’ Role in Reversing Enforcement Position