By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government, by a vote of 245-182. A number of important health care provisions were also included in the bill, including the permanent repeal of the Medicare therapy caps and funding for Community Health Centers.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced a series of hearings related to President Trump’s federal budget request. Below is a full list of confirmed hearing dates and witnesses. The President’s request is expected to be released on Feb. 12, 2018.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week, the House of Representatives will consider a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will contain provisions to extend funding for a number of Medicare extenders and critical public health programs, including Community Health Centers. The CR also includes a number of Energy and Commerce health priorities.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the nation, top House Democratic health leaders have requested that insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage and Part D plans provide information that will help legislators more fully understand the scope of the crisis and more effectively...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Mick Mulvaney today requesting an investigation into the widespread submission of fake public comments during consideration of the payday lending rule. Pallone has...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to investigate retailers Claire’s Stores, Inc., and Justice Retail following reports that tremolite asbestos, a known human carcinogen, was found in cosmetic products marketed by the companies to girls and young women. Pallone announced his request for an investigation today at a press conference outside of a Claire’s retail store in Sea Girt, New Jersey.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sharing new information and concerns regarding China’s market for heparin, an essential medicine used in open heart surgeries and kidney dialysis.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to Strava today requesting a briefing on the company’s data and security practices in light of reports that the company has publicly shared personal information that put its users at risk. Security analysts have raised the possibility that Strava’s...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2018
News Release: Top House and Senate Democratic health leaders today called into question the legality of Idaho’s reported plan to allow health insurers to offer “state-based plans" that do not meet consumer protections required under federal law. In a letter sent to Trump Administration officials, the lawmakers expressed...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: Bipartisan committee leaders sent letters last week to two regional drug distributors, Miami-Luken and H.D. Smith, expanding on its ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia. The letters were sent by full committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), full committee Ranking...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today unanimously advanced H.R. 3477, Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act, to the full committee for consideration.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy markup of “H.R. 3477, Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act:"
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
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 “Implementation of the Compounding Quality Act"
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement leading up to President Trump’s State of the Union Address in which he will begin to unveil his infrastructure proposal that rolls back environmental safeguards and lacks any new funding for our nation’s infrastructure...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
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 “Closing the Digital Divide: Broadband Infrastructure Solutions:"
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) implementation of Title I of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA).
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, February 6, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: Advancing the Economic and National Security Benefits of America’s Nuclear Infrastructure."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing examining 25 bills that seek to improve broadband infrastructure across the country. Members engaged with a panel of seven expert witnesses who provided a range of perspectives on this important issue.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 29, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today raising serious concerns over the extended delay in releasing grant applications for the Title X family planning program. The letter was signed by Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO).
