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Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, March 1, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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Pallone Applauds FERC’s Decision to Consider Climate, Environmental Justice in Natural Gas Certification Process
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today commending the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) issuance of policies to incorporate climate change, landowner protections, and environmental justice considerations in the natural gas certification process:

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Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on America’s Ongoing Mental Health Crisis
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Americans in Need: Responding to the National Mental Health Crisis:”

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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on NTIA Oversight
Chairman Touts Historic $65 Billion Broadband Investment Included in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Revitalizing Communities Through Brownfield Cleanups
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “Back from the Brink: Restoring Brownfield Sites to Economic Engines:”

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New Bipartisan E&C Draft Legislation Will Secure American Leadership in Satellite Communications
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement today on new, bipartisan draft legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, national security, the interests of consumers, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry.

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Leader Rodgers Statement on FERC’s Natural Gas Infrastructure Decision
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted 3-2 to make it more difficult to build natural gas projects in the United States.

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Oversight Subcommittee Leader Griffith Opening Remarks for Hearing on Mental Health
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the mental health crisis in America.

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Leader Rodgers Calls for End of Mask Mandates on Children
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the mental health crisis in America.KEY: “Any updates [to CDC guidance] must unmask our children.

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Leader Rodgers: “We Need NTIA Oversight to Ensure That Funds are Being Used to Close the Digital Divide and Boost American Leadership”
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke about the need for NTIA oversight and the critical role they play in promoting economic growth and American leadership at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing.

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Subcommittee Leader Latta: “E&C has a Duty to Oversee NTIA’s Implementation of It Critical Responsibilities and Connect Americans”
In a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing, Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered remarks on the need to connect truly unserved areas across the country.

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Leader Rodgers Statement on Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Request
Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s request for $30 billion.

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Leader Rodgers Statement Following Biden’s Address on the Ukraine-Russia Crisis
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following President Biden’s remarks on the Ukraine-Russia crisis.

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Leader Rodgers Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on EPA’s Brownfields Program
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Brownfields” program.

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Subcommittee Leader McKinley Opening Remarks at Hearing on EPA’s Brownfields Program
In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) spoke about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Brownfields” program.

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E&C Republican Leaders Launch Probe into Attempts by NIH’s Fauci and Collins to Suppress Debate and Information on COVID-19’s Origins
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent letters to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins about their apparent attempts to suppress scientific debate and information about the origins of COVID-19 and how such efforts may have influenced the advice they gave the White House and policymakers in the early days of the pandemic.

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EPA Improves Online Application to Protect Endangered Species
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an improved version of Bulletins Live! Two (BLT), an online application for Endangered Species Protection Bulletins. BLT describes geographically specific pesticide use limitations to protect threatened and endangered species and their designated critical habitat.

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EPA Issues Power Plant Emissions Data for 2021
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released publicly available, annual data on 2021 emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and mercury from power plants in the lower 48 states.

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EPA lauds New Hampshire town for 'significant accomplishment' in wastewater control
Lebanon, N.H. is being recognized by the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA) for stopping the overflow and discharge of certain types of wastewater into the Connecticut River, the agency announced recently.

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EPA to inspect completed cleanups at 14 New England Superfund sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is performing extensive audits of the completed cleanup work at more than a dozen Superfund sites in New England, the agency announced recently.

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