By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2015
News Release: “We agree that America’s energy picture is changing rapidly and that we need to update and modernize our energy infrastructure immediately. Right now, thanks to President Obama’s and the Democrats in Congress’ energy policies, our country is experiencing record energy surpluses, significant reductions...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released a framework for a comprehensive energy package to advance its Architecture of Abundance agenda this Congress. The committee is preparing a series of discussion drafts to address four key policy areas: modernizing infrastructure, ...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2015
News Release: “I am extremely concerned about the increasing frequency and sophistication of these types of attacks and the threat that they pose to the privacy of all Americans. This may be the largest breach of a health care company to date, and, while I take each and every breach seriously, I am especially concerned...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of February 9. The committee will review the fragmented federal efforts related to serious mental illness, discuss the upcoming implementation of ICD-10, review the DOE budget with Secretary Moniz, and vote on six bipartisan bills.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: Over the past five years, the dollar value of new subprime loans has doubled. Those loans are offered at very high interest rates to low-income borrowers, some of whom have no source of income and are at almost immediate risk of delinquency and default. The securitization of those loans - repackaging...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) unveiled the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment (CARE) Act -a legislative plan that repeals Obamacare and...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding reports that Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is stepping down.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), yesterday approved four bills to help patients and local communities. These bills will improve transparency, reduce regulatory burdens, provide clarity, and reduce costs for patients and families across the country.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: “During Dr. Hamburg’s tenure over the last six years, she has been a tireless public servant focused on protecting the public health and facilitating innovation. Because of her efforts, we have made significant progress towards modernizing the food safety system, implementing the Tobacco Control Act, ...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 5, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today released a stunning new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office entitled, “Mental Health: HHS Leadership Needed to Coordinate Federal Efforts Related...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining ICD-10 Implementation."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Energy Budget." Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will be the sole witness.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining ICD-10 Implementation."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: “I want to commend FCC Chairman Wheeler for acting today to protect the free and open Internet. The FCC must move forward with this initiative; however, I remain open to working with my colleagues in Congress to find a truly bipartisan legislative solution. Whether through legislation or FCC action, I will not stop fighting to make sure the American people have the strong Internet protections they deserve."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy has scheduled a markup on Thursday, February 5, 2015, to consider H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act. The markup will begin immediately following the conclusion of the subcommittee’s hearing on the legislation.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) today sent letters to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew regarding payments the administration has made to insurance...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) today sent letters to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew regarding payments the administration has made to insurance...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to review the public health response to seasonal influenza, a virus that carries a heavy cost, including tens of thousands of lives lost each year. With...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama seeking his partnership to establish permanent protections for an open Internet and avoid protracted litigation - goals that can only be achieved through legislation.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a markup on Wednesday, February 4, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider four bills to help patients and local communities.
