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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), full committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Digital Commerce...

Committee Leaders Seek to Evaluate Management and Performance of Critical Cyber Database

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn...

Pallone on FirstNet & AT&T Partnership to Build Public Safety Broadband Network

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) responded to the announcement that FirstNet will partner with AT&T to build a nationwide broadband network for first responders...

Pallone Slams Pruitt’s Decision on Toxic Pesticide

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision to override the scientific consensus of his own agency, which had recommended that the pesticide chlorpyrifos be permanently banned nationwide due to its highly toxic and harmful effects...

Pallone on Senate Passage of Title X CRA

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed H.J. Res 43, which would invalidate a final rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services in December 2016 that ensures patients can access family planning and preventative services through any Title X-qualified provider...

#SubEnergy Examines Energy Tax Policy and its Impact on Markets, Prices, and Consumers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held a hearing examining federal energy tax policy and its effect on markets, prices, and consumers.

#SubCommTech Examines Nation’s 911 Networks

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing entitled, “Realizing Nationwide Next-Generation 911."

Pallone Touts Federal Support for Renewable Energy

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) outlined the long-term benefits of investing in a robust renewable energy sector today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Federal Energy-Related Tax Policy and its Effects on Markets, Prices, and Consumers:"

Pallone, Doyle & Matsui Slam Latest FCC Attack on the Lifeline Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) responded to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai’s latest action to undermine the Lifeline Program...

HEARING: #SubCommTech to Hold Hearing on Spectrum NEXT WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Facilitating the 21st Century Wireless Economy."

E&C Leaders Comment on President Trump’s Executive Action to Address Opioid Epidemic

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today issued the following statement after President Trump took executive action to commence a commission that will conduct a review of our federal policies regarding ways to combat the opioid epidemic and provide assistance to those suffering.

Walden & Upton Comment on Westinghouse Bankruptcy Announcement

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), today issued the following statement after Westinghouse announced this morning that they were filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Committee Leaders Comment on Administration’s Energy Executive Order

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order rolling back several Obama-era energy regulations.

Pallone Urges Swift Adoption of Next Generation Auto-Safety Features

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on “Self-Driving Cars: Levels of Automation:"

House Advances Resolution Rolling Back FCC’s Flawed ISP Privacy Rules

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced S.J. Res 34, a Congressional Review Act resolution rolling back the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) flawed privacy rules. The Senate last week passed the resolution and #SubCommTech Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced an identical resolution in the House earlier this month.

Pallone & Tonko Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Brownfields Program