By EPA Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the impacts of major EPA regulations on the American energy and industrial sectors. Since 2009, EPA has published over 3,900 rules, totaling 33,000 pages.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the Energy and Commerce Committee’s #RecordOfSuccess, the House of Representatives today approved H.R. 5210, the PADME Act, by voice vote. The bipartisan legislation, which includes two committee provisions, will make a series of reforms to strengthen Medicaid and Medicare, and takes responsible steps to ensures patients will continue to have access to durable medical equipment (DME) they have relied on and will continue to need.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced the availability of legislative text to be considered by the House and Senate opioid conferees at their Wednesday meeting. The conferees are scheduled to meet July 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The state of Connecticut announced today that its CO-OP would shutter, forcing its approximately 40,000 participants to find new coverage. The announcement makes 14 out of the original 23 Obamacare CO-OPs that have closed its doors at a total cost to taxpayers of nearly $1.5 billion. The closures come at an increasingly rapid rate - 11 of the CO-OPs have collapsed since last September.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) today announced that its June hearing examining ways to strengthen our national trauma system has been rescheduled. The hearing will now take place on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 5, 2016
News Release: Ahead of Wednesday’s public meeting of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) conference committee, Democratic conferees are urging their Republican counterparts to support the addition of $920 million fully paid for by bipartisan offsets for states to provide critical resources to respond to the nation’s opioid and heroin epidemic.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today announced a hearing for Friday, July 8, 2016, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The ACA’s Cost Sharing Reduction Program: Ramifications of the Administration’s Decision on the Source of Funding for the CSR Program."
By EPA Newswire | Jul 1, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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 a letter to Theranos requesting information on the company’s failure...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of July 4.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 1, 2016
News Release: Over the last several months, the Energy and Commerce Committee has been investigating the Obama administration’s illegal diversion of billions of taxpayer dollars to insurance companies to prop up Obamacare. But the administration has failed to cooperate and refuses to provide even basic facts on its...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter today to full committee Chairmen Fred Upton and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus requesting committee action to update the Safe Drinking Water Act, which has not been updated in 20 years.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has announced a hearing for Thursday, July 7, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement regarding the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s revelation that 300,000 Honda and Acura airbags have a higher risk of exploding.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, July 7, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal, State, and Local Agreements and Economic Benefits for Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2016
News Release: Last week marked the culmination of a multi-year, bipartisan, bicameral effort to reform dated legislation that affects American consumers, manufacturers, and the environment on a daily basis. After a number of hearings at the Energy and Commerce Committee and strong votes in the House and Senate, the final product, which was signed into law on June 22, is something everyone can be proud of.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and full committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today welcomed the FDA’s creation of an Oncology Center of Excellence. The announcement came as part of Vice President Biden’s cancer moon shot initiative.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Despite House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders granting the Obama administration one final chance to provide basic information regarding the Transitional Reinsurance Program, the administration has once again declined to cooperate and share information. Over the last several months, ...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and full committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today welcomed the FDA’s creation of an Oncology Center of Excellence. The announcement came as part of Vice President Biden’s cancer moon shot initiative.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “A Review of EPA’s Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced that the House and Senate Opioid Conference Committee will meet Wednesday, July 6 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed House conferees last month.
