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TrumpCare's Tax Gift to PHARMA Raises Premiums by Billions in Medicare Part B

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released new information about the impact of the Republican healthcare legislation, known as TrumpCare, on Medicare Part B premiums. Specifically, the Center...


Pallone Slams Proposed Legislation to Weaken Clean Air Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted the following remarks for the record at an Environment Subcommittee hearing titled, “H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017", which would weaken Clean Air Act standards...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Self-Driving Cars: Levels of Automation."


#SubOversight Examines Deadly Fentanyl Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.


#SubCommTech Examines Opportunities to Boost Broadband Deployment and Infrastructure

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing examining barriers to broadband deployment throughout the country. In addition to receiving testimony from two panels of witnesses, #SubCommTech looked at two discussion drafts aimed at alleviating the burden and eliminating the red tape when it comes to deploying broadband throughout the country.


HEARING: #SubHealth to Continue User Fee Hearings, Examining MDUFA

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining FDA’s Medical Device User Fee Program."


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. emphasized that the Republican TrumpCare proposal will sabotage efforts to address the national opioid epidemic today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled, “Fentanyl: The Next Wave of the Opioid Crisis:"


Pallone Urges Congress to Make Meaningful Investments in Broadband Deployment

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Broadband: Deploying America’s 21st Century Infrastructure:"


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of today’s #SubOversight hearing, Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) previews the growing public health threat of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.


News Release: This week the House is expected to vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA)-legislation to repeal Obamacare and lay the foundation for a 21st century health care system based on what Americans want and need, not what Washington thinks is best.


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 Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director John Michael Mulvaney...


E&C Dems Urge Chairman Walden to Hold Hearing on AHCA in Light of Startling CBO Report

News Release: All 24 Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today to request a hearing on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in order for members of the Committee to hear directly from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the impacts of the bill on the health and financial security of all Americans.


Pallone & Tonko on EPA Funding for Flint Water Infrastructure Upgrades

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) issued the following statement today in response to an announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarding a $100 million grant to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to fund drinking water infrastructure upgrades in Flint, Michigan...


#SubDCCP Explores How Communities Can Benefit from Adoption of Technology

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to examine the ways that communities across the country are tapping into new technology and collaborating with private sector companies to deliver new initiatives that will improve safety, increase efficiency and create opportunity.


Pallone Highlights Devastating Impacts of GOP ACA Repeal Bill at Democratic Congressional Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) this morning highlighted some of the devastating impacts of the Republican repeal bill at a Congressional Hearing organized by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD). Pallone also blasted House Republicans for refusing to hold a single hearing on their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). His opening statement follows...


E&C Democrats Introduce Five Bills to Spur Opportunity

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee introduced five bills to ensure Americans have access to the resources they need to compete and thrive in the 21st century economy. New technologies have produced significant benefits for consumers, but these same technologies...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing entitled, “Reinvestment and Rehabilitation of Our Nation’s Drinking Water Delivery Systems."


News Release: Environment Subcommittee Ranking Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Reinvestment and Rehabilitation of Our Nation’s Safe Drinking Water Delivery Systems":


Pallone Blasts Trump’s Budget

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) released the following statement today after President Trump released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2018...


Committee Leaders Request Documents Related to Heparin Contamination Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and full committee Vice Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX), today sent a letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration regarding the ongoing heparin contamination crisis.