By EPA Newswire | Dec 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s failure to reconfirm Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC):
By EPA Newswire | Dec 12, 2016
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate last week approved and sent to the president the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, a comprehensive water resources infrastructure bill. Several Energy and Commerce Committee provisions were part of the WIIN Act including...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bicameral leaders sent a letter on Friday to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking questions about the misclassification of the EpiPen Auto-Injector and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector by Mylan Pharmaceuticals for purposes of the Medicaid Drug...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In this week’s Republican address, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) discusses #CuresNow -legislation signed by Speaker Ryan this week to bring medical research and innovation into the 21st century.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement denouncing the Trump Transition Team for reportedly requesting U.S. Department of Energy officials identify employees and contractors who have taken part in international climate talks over the last five years...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that this week’s Republican address will be delivered by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI). In the address, Chairman Upton will discuss the 21st Century Cures Act, groundbreaking medical innovation legislation signed by Speaker Ryan earlier this week.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to a new report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Russia’s state sponsored doping program...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), chairman-elect of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today announced that Mike Bloomquist, Karen Christian, Peter Kielty, and Paul Edattel will continue to serve the committee. All are longtime veterans of Capitol Hill.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on the release of a Senate companion discussion draft to the Viewer Protection Act.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee hearing on “Mixed Martial Arts: Issues and Perspectives:"
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following the Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Cures Act on Wednesday by a vote of 94 to 5, the bill was sent today to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) before moving to the White House for the president’s signature. The House passed the game-changing medical innovation bill on Nov. 30, by a vote of 392 to 26. Both Speaker Ryan and Senate Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch (R-UT) officially signed the bill at this morning’s Enrollment Ceremony.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing to examine the economic potential and issues at play within the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) industry. The hearing provided an opportunity to learn more about this...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and members of the House and Senate will hold an enrollment ceremony for the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act at 11:15 a.m. ET in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery on the House Floor during today’s consideration of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act are enclosed below...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today praised U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy for issuing a new report on electronic cigarettes.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, a comprehensive water resources infrastructure bill, in a bipartisan vote of 360-61. The bill is the culmination of work between multiple committees and authorizes port, waterway, and flood protection, and other water resources’ infrastructure across the country. A number of Energy and Commerce Committee priorities are part of the comprehensive bill.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today upon news of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's expected nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement praising the Senate for passing H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act, by a vote of 94-5. Pallone was the lead House Democratic negotiator on this legislation, and worked closely with Energy and Commerce Chairman...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) called for the elimination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s catfish inspection program today at the Subcommittee on Health hearing titled “Waste and Duplication in the USDA Catfish Inspection Program:"
By EPA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday evening, the House passed S. 3183, the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act of 2016. The legislation has been spearheaded by Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). The bipartisan bill would empower the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop...
