By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today asked the Government Accountability Office - the nation’s nonpartisan watchdog - to complete a review of the management of the Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to the U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy asking about the safety of recycled rubber tire “crumbs" used in synthetic turf fields in the United States. In light of recent NBC News headlines - “How Safe...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess M.D. (R-TX), today continued its examination of ways to better protect seniors and ensure their data is safe from bad actors. Certain types of scams are more likely to impact senior citizens, and with more consumers spending increased time online, there is ample data available at the fingertips of criminals around the globe.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Lois Capps (D-CA), ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building off its previous work examining the EPA’s new cap and trade rules, the Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the legal issues relating to the EPA’s carbon dioxide (CO2) regulations for new and existing power plants.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2015
News Release: Health Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Joseph R. Pitts (R-PA) this week highlighted the extensive work that the Energy and Commerce Committee has done this year to protect our seniors. Pitts writes, “These are just some, not all, of the things we’ve done to help seniors just this year. We will continue this work and always keep in mind the best interests of our seniors."
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: Last weekend, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) joined over 600 folks for Kalamazoo’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Over 100 teams braved the morning chill to raise over $60,000 and help boost awareness and research for breast cancer. According to the American...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a legislative hearing examining S. 611, the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act. The bill, which passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent, is the companion to H.R. 2853 - a bill introduced by Subcommittee Vice Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS).
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - News continues to get worse for the president’s health law as South Carolina’s co-op announced that it would shutter in 2016. South Carolina’s closure brings the total to nine out of the original 23 co-ops that will be out of operation in 2016, bringing the total cost to taxpayers to $917,524,470. South Carolina’s news comes on the heels of co-ops in Tennessee, Colorado, and Oregon announcing that they too would close.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: Last weekend, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) joined over 600 folks for Kalamazoo’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Over 100 teams braved the morning chill to raise over $60,000 and help boost awareness and research for breast cancer. According to the American...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) issued the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced they were issuing the operating license of the Watts Bar Nuclear Unit 2 in Tennessee...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday, the Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), reviewed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ plan to update and strengthen the Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management Program (MTM). The original goal of the program was to encourage senior patients...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) issued the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced they were issuing the operating license of the Watts Bar Nuclear Unit 2 in Tennessee...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a legislative hearing examining S. 611, the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act. The bill, which passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent, is the companion to H.R. 2853 - a bill introduced by Subcommittee Vice Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS).
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent letters to the daily fantasy sites DraftKings and FanDuel requesting information on how the companies monitor their participants so that sports leagues can ensure their players and officials are in compliance with league policies.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today commending the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approving new reforms today at the Commission’s October meeting...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 22, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Oct. 29, 2015, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Regulation of Diagnostic Tests and Laboratory Operations."
By EPA Newswire | Oct 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today discussed draft legislation to improve vehicle safety on American roads. The staff draft addresses a number of areas of vehicle safety including improving recall awareness, ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today called the White House’s efforts to address prescription drug abuse and heroin use a “welcome step." The committee has held a number of hearings in the last year on the growing opioid epidemic and steps that should...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 21, 2015
News Release: Continuing the examination of nuclear material management from last month’s hearing on the transportation of nuclear materials, the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Update on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Issues."
