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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump designated Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen as Acting Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today.

#SubCommTech Members Urge Chairman Pai to Close the Docket on Set-Top Box Proceeding

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX), and all Republican members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai requesting that he close the docket on the set-top box proceeding.

HEARING: #SubHealth to Examine Ways to Strengthen Medicaid for Most Vulnerable NEXT WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Strengthening Medicaid and Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable."

#SubEnergy to Examine Electricity Sector’s Efforts to Respond to Cybersecurity Threats

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Electricity Sector’s Efforts to Respond to Cybersecurity Threats."

HEARING: #SubOversight to Examine Medicaid Expansion NEXT WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid Oversight: Existing Problems and Ways to Strengthen the Program."

Pallone on Keystone Pipeline Executive Order

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today upon news that President Donald Trump signed an executive order that cleared the way for the government to reconsider the Keystone XL pipeline...

Burgess on House Passage of Bill Blocking Taxpayer Funding of Abortions Under Federal Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017.

Walden, Upton, and Shimkus Applaud President Trump’s Executive Actions on Pipelines

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today issued the following statement after President Trump signed executive actions regarding the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines.

E&C Democrats Fight to Bring More Transparency & Accountability to Committee Rules

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats plan to offer several dozen amendments today to the Committee’s 115th Congress Rules Package and to the Authorization and Oversight Plan during the Committee’s official organizational meeting at 1 p.m. in Rayburn 2167.

Pallone, Tonko, Kildee, and Dingell on Trump Administration Freezing EPA Grant Funding Including Aid to Flint

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY), Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) issued the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s directive to temporarily freeze all grant funding issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

Pallone, Doyle Ask FCC Chairman for Commitments on Working with Congress & Managing Agency

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter to Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai today congratulating him on his appointment, and asking him to make several commitments that will increase the likelihood of a successful term.

Walden Statement on Rep. Pompeo Confirmation as CIA Director

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Rep. Pompeo has been a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee since 2011.

Burgess Comments on President Trump’s Executive Action Reinstating Mexico City Policy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following statement after President Trump took executive action to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, which will ban the performing and promotion of abortion services for all foreign non-governmental organizations.

Walden and Blackburn Statement on Pai's Appointment to Head FCC

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 Ajit Pai was designated to serve as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

House Advances Eleven Energy and Commerce Committee Bills