By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (D-NJ) opening remarks as prepared slamming Republican efforts to move forward legislation to undermine consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act today at a Health Subcommittee hearing are enclosed below...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining four legislative proposals that would deliver relief to patients from Obamacare’s collapsing health markets.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) delivered the following opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on “Reauthorization of the NTIA:"
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held its first hearing of the 115th Congress with a holistic examination of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to White House Counsel Donald McGahn today raising questions about the Trump Administration’s cybersecurity practices.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today issued the following statement after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai released the text of two proceedings for public comment.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) spoke about the importance of continued improvements to our nation’s efforts to defend against cybersecurity threats to the electricity grid at an Energy Subcommittee hearing today titled, “The Electricity Sector’s Efforts to Respond to Cybersecurity Threats:"
By EPA Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) defended the importance of Medicaid today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Strengthening Medicaid and Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable":
By EPA Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today kicked-off its first hearing of the 115th Congress examining the electricity sector’s efforts to respond to cybersecurity threats.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing tomorrow on several Republican health care bills, including one proposed by Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) that he says will make sure people with pre-existing conditions continue to get covered.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining three legislative proposals that would strengthen Medicaid and prioritize the most vulnerable.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) described the pending chaos for health care at today’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled, “Medicaid Oversight: Existing Problems and Ways to Strengthen the Program":
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the expansion of the Medicaid program under Obamacare.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today upon reports that USA Football, the national governing body for amateur football, will make several changes to the rules and format for youth football in an effort to improve player safety and reduce the risks of long-term brain damage...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today requested information from Volkswagen (VW) President and CEO Hinrich Woebcken on recent reports of delays in the company’s efforts to buy back nearly 400,000 vehicles as part of its October settlements for violating the Clean Air...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2017
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) sent a letter to the Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request further details on the Trump Administration’s decision to halt advertising and outreach activities for Healthcare.gov ahead of the crucial January 31st deadline for open enrollment.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX), and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to President Trump today expressing concerns over the impact of the federal hiring freeze on the user fee programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By EPA Newswire | Jan 26, 2017
News Release: Today, Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to White House Counsel Donald McGahn II requesting that the White House take immediate...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced a hearing for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at 10:45 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Reauthorization of NTIA."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 26, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Patient Relief from Collapsing Health Markets."
