By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and 12 Energy Subcommittee Democrats sent a letter to Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today to request a second hearing on making improvements in hydropower operations, ...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to discuss the benefits of the outdoor recreation industry and explore how it is driving economic growth, creating millions of jobs, and generating investment opportunities in communities across the country.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining a discussion draft of legislation related to the nation’s nuclear waste management.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted the following remarks for the record for an Environment Subcommittee hearing on consideration of draft legislation titled, The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislation Addressing Pipeline and Hydropower Infrastructure Modernization."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD), House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Senate Communications, Technology, and the Internet...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today requesting information about CMS’s sudden and opaque decision to grant $1.5 billion to the state of Florida to fund its Low-Income Pool (LIP) program.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources Committee Democratic leaders sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Ryan Zinke today to request a briefing on DOI’s impending review of national monument designations. The letter comes after President Trump signed an unprecedented executive order today authorizing DOI to review the status of previously designated national monuments.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today following a news conference on Capitol Hill in response to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s efforts to undercut net neutrality protections. Pallone was joined at the news conference by FCC Commissioner...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a legislative hearing for Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Improvements to the Regulation of Medical Technologies."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicaid’s Personal Care Services Program."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 24, 2017
News Release: With the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recent release of $485 million in grants to battle the opioid epidemic, several committee members greeted the news determined to stem the tide of overdoses and deaths in their districts.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday requesting information about the status of the department’s Pandemic Influenza Plan.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking information regarding the process by which EPA closes out its grants.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to request a briefing from EPA on the proposed draconian cuts to the Agency. The request comes after a report by the Washington Post about...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a hearing for Thursday, April 27, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Outdoor Recreation: Vast Impact of the Great Outdoors."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today to request a review of federal safety standards in evaluating dams during the hydroelectric re-licensing process conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The letter comes on...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R.___, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, HHS announced today the first round of grants to help states and territories combat the opioid epidemic. The $485 million in grants will be administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and be used toward the prevention of opioid abuse and treatment to those affected.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. wrote to Chairman Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in advance of the vote tomorrow, urging the FCC not to restore a loophole that would further concentrate television station ownership and raise cable costs for consumers.
