By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 2,000 miles and counting. In its final day, the cyclists of #Ride4Gabe 2016 are set to pedal the final 178.6 miles of the 2,200 Maine to Mobile journey. Over the weekend, the cyclists made their way into Gabe’s home state of Alabama. From a break over pizza, to a surprise greeting from dozens of cyclists ready to join the ride, it’s safe to say the #Ride4Gabe is sprinting to the finish.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #Ride4Gabe 2016 started the morning in Cave City, Kentucky, and is scheduled to cross into Tennessee before the afternoon. Later today they’ll meet with local Duchenne families before continuing their journey to Alabama, where they are scheduled to break for the day shortly after 8 p.m.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 5, 2016
News Release: Here’s a great way to start your weekend - our friend Gabe has a quick, but important message for you.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 4, 2016
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent letters to the Indian Health Service (IHS) and to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting additional information on recent findings of grossly inadequate quality of care and services provided at IHS health facilities.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), has built a strong, bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess. Most recently, President Obama signed into law sweeping legislation to fight the nation’s opioid epidemic - a legislative package that includes over...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) today issued the following statement after the White House Council on Environmental Quality released final guidance related to environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
By EPA Newswire | Aug 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #Ride4Gabe 2016 crossed into the state of Ohio earlier today with a plan to pedal 204.9 miles today. But Monday and Tuesday’s combined 332 mile trek bringing #Ride4Gabe from New York into Pennsylvania left a lasting impression on Gabe and his team.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the White House Council on Environmental Quality releasing final guidance for federal agencies on how to consider the impacts of their actions on climate change in their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #Ride4Gabe 2016 is in the midst of cycling across the Empire State. Today’s trek - 190.3 miles - began at 5:30 a.m. in Oneida, NY, and is set to conclude at approximately 6:15 p.m., in Niagara Falls, NY. As the cycling trio continues to pedal their way toward Alabama, here’s a brief digital recap of their travels so far.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today highlighted a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluating federal support for health care services provided by the nation’s hospitals...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - #Ride4Gabe 2016 is underway on the #Path2Cures all the way from Maine to Alabama. Following yesterday’s start in Maine, the cyclists on Day 2 picked up where they left off and departed Lewiston, Maine, before sunrise today. Over the course of the day, they’ll cross through the rest of the state, before entering New Hampshire, and crossing the Vermont state line before calling it a day.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Fresh off the heels of their Wednesday briefing on Capitol Hill, the folks behind Hope for Gabe kicked off Ride4Gabe 2016 today in Maine. As 11-year-old Duchenne patient and all-star rare disease advocate Gabe Griffin said this week, “We must pass #CuresNow!" Learn more about Gabe’s story here.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: As Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) says, the proof is in the pudding. And the benefits of lifting the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports are already unmistakable.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) today sent letters to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordofSuccess, President Obama today signed sweeping legislation to fight the nation’s opioid epidemic. The legislation includes over a dozen bills passed by the Energy and Commerce Committee. Full committee Chairman...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today applauded the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) decision to release documentation for the Vehicle-to-Vehicle Public Key Infrastructure (V2V PKI) initiative proposed by the agency. The documentation was published in the Federal Register on Thursday following the committee’s urging that the information be made public.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: It may not surprise you that the mysterious three-pound mass of tissue found in our heads is the least understood of all the human organs. At the same time, what the global brain research community is discovering about the brain is nothing short of astonishing, and we are poised to make discoveries that...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the ongoing effort to boost jobs and innovation, House Energy and Commerce Committee members Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) recently introduced H. Res. 835, a bipartisan resolution urging the U.S. to “adopt a national policy for technology to promote...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: To prevent another tragic death from a faulty Takata airbag, Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) took to the Houston Chronicle to alert constituents to the importance of automobile safety as it relates to the largest automobile recall in U.S. history - the Takata airbag recall.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: Meet Trinity Teeters, an exceptional teenager from Chairman Fred Upton’s district in Berrien Springs, Michigan, who was born with an ultra rare disease. Her syndrome is called Tibial aplasia, lower extremity mirror image polydactyly, brachyphalangy, craniofacial dysmorphism and genital hypoplasia: further delineation and mutational analysis.
