By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #SubEnergy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 518, EPS Improvement Act of 2017, into law. H.R. 518, authored by committee members Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), passed the House of Representatives in January of 2017 and passed the Senate last month. The legislation exempts certain lighting and ceiling fan technology from an onerous Department of Energy regulation.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and a bipartisan delegation of committee members will tour the North American International Auto Show on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), today announced a hearing for Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Safety of the U.S. Food Supply: Continuing Concerns Over the Food and Drug Administration’s Food-Recall Process."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a legislative hearing for Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislation Addressing LNG Exports and PURPA Modernization."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today announced that it will markup three bills on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today requesting a review of major changes that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have allowed states to make to their Medicaid programs.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s guidance to state Medicaid directors encouraging work requirements designed to bar Americans living on the brink from accessing health care services...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Disrupter Series: The Internet of Things, Manufacturing and Innovation."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Modernizing the Superfund Cleanup Program."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today introduced a series of resolutions laying out principles for broadband infrastructure. By removing barriers to buildout, supporting innovation, and focusing on communities that need it most, these four resolutions led by #SubCommTech members set the groundwork for a larger legislative process.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today released a new report detailing the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which was first established by Congress in 1992. The report entitled, “Review of the 340B Drug Pricing Program," was released following the committee’s broad review of the 340B program.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held its first hearing as part of the committee’s ‘DOE Modernization ’ series in which members will explore what is necessary to ensure effective execution of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) core national, economic, and energy security missions.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to news reports on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections that a ten year reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) would save the government $6 billion...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to a news report from E&E News regarding EPA’s decision to cut funding to the Bay Journal, a newspaper focused on the Chesapeake Bay...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today recommending that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take a series of steps to improve network resiliency. The report was prepared at Pallone’s...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Energy Subcommittee hearing on “DOE Modernization: Advancing DOE’s Mission for National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States:"
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at improving rural broadband.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 5-0 vote to terminate the “resiliency" rulemaking proposed by Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry. Last year, Pallone sent a letter to Secretary Perry requesting details on the development of the proposal...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democratic leaders of the Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations committees sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today expressing their serious concerns regarding a no-bid contract awarded by EPA to Definers Public Affairs.
