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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced a fully remote Health Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on the fiscal year 2022 discretionary budget request for HHS and its agencies. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2022 HHS Budget."
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Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Negotiating a Better Deal: Legislation to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs:"
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Leader Rodgers: We Need Lower Costs and More Cures for People like Khrystal and Her Son

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader for the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks today about how Speaker Pelosi’s government price control scheme will lead to fewer cures and less access to breakthrough medical treatments.
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Leader Guthrie: Speaker Pelosi’s Government Price Control Scheme Means Fewer Cures and Less Access to Treatments

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the how Speaker Pelosi’s government price control scheme will lead to fewer cures and less access to treatments.
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E&C Announces Legislative Hearing on Superfund Provisions in the CLEAN Future Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a fully remote legislative hearing on Thursday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on the Superfund provisions within...
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Rodgers and Pallone Urge Ambassador Tai not to Include Section 230 in Trade Agreements

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter today to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the inclusion of language mirroring Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in trade agreements.
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Pallone and Rodgers Urge Ambassador Tai Not to Include Section 230 in Trade Agreements

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter today to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the inclusion of language mirroring Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in trade agreements.
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NIH Director Collins Confirms to Leader Rodgers the Need for Further Investigation Into COVID-19’s Origins

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) questioned National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins on Wednesday about whether he believed further investigation was needed into the origins of COVID-19.
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Leader Rodgers Highlights the Need for the EPA To Not Impose Burdens on Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan.
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Leader McKinley Advocates for Carbon Capture Innovation and American Energy Workers

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) advocated for the need to both unleash innovation in carbon capture technology and protect pipeline workers in America.
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Pallone Hails FDA’s Commitment to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its commitment to advancing two tobacco product standards to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing with EPA Administrator Michael Regan on the Fiscal Year 2022 EPA Budget

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today as prepared for delivery at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Fiscal Year 2022 EPA Budget:"
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Leader Rodgers Calls for Accountability in EPA’s Spending in President Biden’s Stimulus Package

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Republican Leader Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan asking for transparency...
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Pallone Praises Senate Action Restoring Methane Rule

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to use the Congressional Review Act to restore the popular, common sense methane emissions standards established under the Obama Administration...
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Leader Guthrie Opening Statement on the Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms and Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on long-haul coronavirus patients and related research.
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Pallone on President Biden’s American Families Plan

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on President Biden’s American Families Plan...
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on the Lingering Effects of COVID-19

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Long Haul: Forging a Path through the Lingering Effects of COVID-19:"
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Leader Rodgers Statement on President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden’s joint address to Congress.
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Leader Rodgers Opening Statement on the Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms and Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Health subcommittee hearing on long-haul coronavirus patients and related research.
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Pallone on Biden’s First Joint Address to Congress

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement tonight on President Biden's first Joint Address to Congress...
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