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News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee.

Bipartisan, Bicameral Health Committee Leaders Push CMS on Stronger Oversight of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

News Release: Bipartisan leaders and key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its oversight of the Medicaid drug rebate program.

Bipartisan, Bicameral Health Committee Leaders Push CMS on Stronger Oversight of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders and key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its oversight of the Medicaid drug rebate program.

Chairman Walden on House Passage of Omnibus Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 256-167 on an omnibus package to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2018.

#SubCommTech Reviews Four Bipartisan Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a legislative hearing today to examine four bills introduced by members from both sides of the aisle, continuing #SubCommTech ’s strong tradition of bipartisan work.

Walden, Pallone Call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Before Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee.

Pallone’s Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Communications Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled, “Legislative Hearing on Four Communications Bills:"

Pallone’s Opening Remarks at a Legislative Hearing on Combatting the Opioid Epidemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Combatting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions:"

E&C Dems: Why is Pruitt’s Security Detail Flying First Class?

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following joint statement today in response to a letter the members received from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirming Administrator Scott Pruitt’s security detail has flown with him in first class at taxpayer expense.

Pallone on “Right to Try": If This Is a Patient Centered Bill—Why Do Patient Organizations Oppose It?

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today during consideration of H.R. 5247, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018...

House Passes Legislation Giving Patients a ‘Right to Try’

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5247, the Tricket Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, by a vote of 267-149. H.R. 5247 will improve access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions.

Walden Statement on Release of Omnibus

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after House Republicans posted legislative text for the omnibus.

#SubHealth Reviews Prevention and Public Health Solutions to Combat the Opioid Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held part one of a two-day hearing examining 25 bipartisan prevention and public health solutions to help combat the opioid crisis.

Walden and Burgess Comment on CDC Director Nomination

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the nomination of Dr. Robert Redfield as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Pallone, DeFazio, Thompson: Six Months After Hurricane Maria, Federal Recovery Still Lagging Behind

News Release: Today, Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator...

Committee Leaders Request Information from EPA on Reorganization Plans

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking further information regarding EPA’s reorganization plans, particularly as it relates to workforce analysis.

Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing with DEA on Combatting the Opioid Epidemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Role in Combating the Opioid Epidemic:"

Pallone Opening Remarks at NRC Budget Hearing