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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee blocked a Republican amendment expressing Congress’s disapproval of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will lead to increased Russian energy dominance throughout Europe. During a full committee markup today, Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following remarks...
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Participants Announced for E&C Republican Forum on the Real Harm of the Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV), Republican Leader for the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, will host a forum entitled “Mounting Costs: The Real Harm of the Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda on the American People and the Economy" on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 4:30 PM ET.
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Pallone Remarks at Full Committee Markup of Methane, Energy Cybersecurity, and Consumer Protection Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup on methane, energy cybersecurity, and consumer protection bills...
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Pallone on Committee Passage of Energy Cybersecurity Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the full Committee voted to favorably advance four bipartisan bills to improve our nation’s energy cybersecurity...
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Pallone on Committee Passage of Legislation Restoring FTC’s 13(b) Consumer Protection Powers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the full Committee voted to pass H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 13(b) consumer protection powers...
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E&C Republicans Send Second Letter to NIH Director Regarding Grants Issued to EcoHealth Alliance

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a second letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, today asking NIH to produce grant reports and related documents to inform a complete, scientific investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leader Rodgers Remarks on the Biden Administration’s Failures at the Border

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on President Joe Biden’s border crisis.
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Leader Griffith Remarks on President Biden’s Border Crisis and the Care of Unaccompanied Children

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered remarks in a subcommittee hearing about President Biden’s border crisis.
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Pallone Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Humanely Caring for Unaccompanied Children

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “A Humane Response: Prioritizing the Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children:"
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Energy and Commerce Republicans on Keystone XL Pipeline

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) have released the following statement...
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Bilirakis: We Need to Work Together to Restore Economic Growth for Communities Across the Nation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on the 2022 fiscal year budget for the Department of Commerce.
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Pallone Remarks at Budget Hearing with Commerce Secretary Raimondo

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Fiscal Year 2022 Department of Commerce Budget:"
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E&C Announces Full Committee Markup of Methane, Energy Cybersecurity, and Consumer Protection Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full Committee markup on Thursday, June 10 at 11 a.m. via Cisco Webex video conferencing. The Committee will mark up legislation to reestablish common sense methane emissions standards, reinforce our nation’s energy cybersecurity, and restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 13(b) consumer protection powers.
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Leader Rodgers: Strengthening Our Tech Competitiveness Will Ensure America Leads and Beats China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on the 2022 fiscal year budget for the Department of Commerce.
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E&C Republicans Request a More Comprehensive Investigation to Determine Accurate Date of First COVID-19 Case in the U.S.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky as another step in their ongoing investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter to Dr. Walensky asks for a staff...
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Energy and Commerce Committee Announces Legislative Hearing on Vaccine Access

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote legislative hearing on Tuesday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on vaccine legislation. The hearing is entitled, “Booster Shot: Enhancing Public Health through Vaccine Legislation."
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ADVISORY: E&C Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers Announces Forum on the Real Harm of the Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy & Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced today that Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV), Republican Leader for the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, will host a forum entitled “Mounting Costs: The Real Harm of the Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda on the American People and the Economy" on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 4:30 PM ET.
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Rodgers, Graves, and Barr Lead Over 60 House Republicans in Letter to President Biden on Nord Stream 2 Waiver

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Select Climate Committee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA), and Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern over the Biden Administration waiving sanctions to allow Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to move forward.
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E&C Republicans Send Letter to GAO Requesting Technology Assessment to Identify Future Pandemic Origins

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by 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 a letter to the Comptroller General of the U.S. Gene Dodaro requesting a Government Accountability Office (GAO) technology assessment to prevent future pandemics and identify its origins.
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Pallone and Murray Announce Bill to Permanently Authorize and Expand the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) today announced legislation to permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program to support the...
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