
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
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...

By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
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...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 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 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."

By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
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.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
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.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
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."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
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:"

By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
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:"
By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2017
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.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
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.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 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 Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director John Michael Mulvaney...

By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2017
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.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2017
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...

By EPA Newswire | Mar 16, 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 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.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 16, 2017
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...

By EPA Newswire | Mar 16, 2017
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...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 16, 2017
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."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 16, 2017
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":

By EPA Newswire | Mar 16, 2017
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...

By EPA Newswire | Mar 15, 2017
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.