By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee this morning began a hearing to discuss several bipartisan legislative proposals to address the growing drug abuse crisis - both with prescription and synthetic drugs - happening in communities across the country. Subcommittee members today heard testimony from...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Tomorrow’s Environment and the Economy Subcommittee hearing: “E-Manifest: An Update on Implementation," has been postponed to a date and time to be determined.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee, led by full Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), demanded answers from Volkswagen regarding the company’s intentional efforts to circumvent...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today continued its investigation of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Members today heard from Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen USA, and the Environmental Protection Agency as they work toward understanding the facts and circumstances around this cheating and how it went undetected for so long.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the follow statement after the White House issued a veto threat of Rep. Joe Barton’s H.R.702, legislation that would lift the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: The 21st Century Cures Act has attracted researchers, physicians, advocates, and patients to engage in a discussion about how to unleash the next generation of cures and treatments, taking advantage of the incredible promise of science and research. Throughout this multiyear effort, the patients have served as an inspiration to continue fighting. Matthew Dugas, a resident of Ypsilanti, Michigan, is no different.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the administration’s cap and trade rules. On Aug. 3, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two final rules and a third proposed rule to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today voted to create a select panel within the Energy and Commerce Committee for the purpose of investigating abortion practices and the handling of and policies regarding fetal tissue, its cost, and how it is obtained. The Energy and Commerce Committee, ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday at 10 a.m., the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheating Allegations: Initial Questions." Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, and two witnesses from the Environmental Protection Agency will testify as the committee continues its investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding Volkswagen’s emissions issues.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee expressed concern following today’s decision by the European Union to invalidate the safe harbors agreement that allowed for unfettered data transfers between the United States and the European Union.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 5, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today reviewed the 21st century media landscape and how 20th century’s rules and regulations harm the ability for traditional news outlets to continue serving their communities.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of October 5. Additionally, H.R. 702, sponsored by Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton (R-TX), is expected to be on the House Floor next week. The bill lifts the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports, enjoys broad bipartisan support, and would benefit American workers and lower the price at the pump.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week both the U.S. House and Senate approved H.R. 1624, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, authored by Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Vice Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY). President Obama has signaled his intent to sign this bill into law, helping to protect...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, during an appearance on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, admitted that he has no evidence that Planned Parenthood has violated any laws...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement urging Committee Republicans to prioritize hearings that examine the safety of turf fields. Last year, Pallone requested that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) evaluate the potential health risks that crumb rubber poses to those that come into regular contact with turf fields...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new ozone standard, which will be set at 70 parts per billion. According to research, 4 in 10 Americans-nearly 140 million people-continue to live in areas with harmful levels of ozone pollution...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of its ongoing investigation into Volkswagen’s emissions issues, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, October 8, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheating Allegations: Initial Questions."
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders this week sent a letter to National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins regarding a recent drug manufacturing facility closure and the impact that has had on patients in NIH clinical trials. The letter, signed by Chairman Fred...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to review three bills that would strengthen the Medicare program for seniors. Subcommittee members discussed, H.R. 556, the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act authored...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, October 8, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Legislative Proposals to Combat our Nation’s Drug Abuse Crisis." Subcommittee members...
