By EPA Newswire | Nov 7, 2017
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) sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today requesting that oversight hearings be held on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) concerning actions related to the review and management of toxic chemicals.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee today held a legislative hearing examining two bills that seek to promote energy efficiency, are a win for manufacturers, jobs, the environment, and most importantly, consumers.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 7, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) today sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neal Chatterjee...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 7, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma’s announcement that the agency intends to make drastic changes to the Medicaid program...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed David Redl as Administrator at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
By EPA Newswire | Nov 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Response and Recovery to Environmental Concerns from the 2017 Hurricane Season."
By EPA Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at 10 a.m., House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) will headline a discussion about the opioid crisis and Congress’ ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Gene...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor this morning during consideration of H.R. 3922...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3922, the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act, by a vote of 242-174. H.R. 3922 provides funding extensions of vital, popular public health programs, including...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL) sent a letter to Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today requesting that the upcoming - Tuesday, November 7th - Energy Subcommittee hearing on two bills be postponed due to the lack of witnesses from both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE).
By EPA Newswire | Nov 3, 2017
News Release: Today, Ranking Members of the Committees on Science, Space & Technology and Energy & Commerce sent a letter to Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly opposing the directive he issued imposing severe limitations on the scientific advice and expertise that the...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R.___, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act."
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held a hearing examining the federal and state response and recovery efforts from the recent series of unprecedented hurricanes.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Perspectives on Mixed Martial Arts."
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 304, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, by unanimous consent.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Diana DeGette's (D-CO) prepared opening remarks for the Subcommittee hearing on, “How Secure are U.S. Bioresearch Labs? Preventing the Next Safety Lapse" are enclosed below...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing titled, “The 2017 Hurricane Season: A Review of Emergency Response and Energy Infrastructure Recovery Efforts:"
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after President Trump signed two Energy and Commerce Committee bills into law.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today held a hearing examining continued concerns over the Federal Select Agent Program’s oversight of dangerous pathogens. The program is jointly managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
