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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra today...

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Bipartisan E&C Health Leaders Urge HHS to Enforce Hospital Transparency Rule
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra...

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Leader McKinley Delivers Remarks at Forum on Keystone XL Pipeline
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader David B. McKinley hosted a forum on President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline and what it means for this and other energy projects around the country.

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E&C Announces Hearing on an Equitable Transition to Clean Energy
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on the importance of facilitating an equitable transition to clean energy. The hearing is entitled, “Generating Equity: Deploying a Just and Clean Energy Future."
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Rep. Armstrong Highlights the Economic and Environmental Benefits From Keystone XL
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee member Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) spoke at a forum on the Keystone XL pipeline and the effect its cancelation by President Joe Biden has on American jobs and the environment. Watch live here.
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Participants Announced for E&C Republican Forum on President Biden’s Cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) announced the list of participants for their forum on President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The participants who will be joining members of the Committee will be focusing on the devastating impacts President Biden’s decision on the pipeline will have on jobs and workers.

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Pallone Applauds President Biden’s Budget
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on President Biden’s discretionary budget request for Fiscal Year 2022...
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Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Respond to Supreme Court Ruling on Unwanted Text Messages
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Mike Doyle (D-PA), Communications and Technology Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Senator John Thune (R-SD) released the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that unwanted text messages do not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s protections against robocalls...

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E&C Announces Legislative Hearing on Environmental Justice Bills and the CLEAN Future Act
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a fully remote legislative hearing on Thursday, April 15, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on several environmental...
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Leaders Rodgers and Jordan Call for Extension of Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Jim Jordan (R-OH) are leading legislation that will continue to keep fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. In addition, the Leaders are calling on Democrats in Congress to work with Republicans to make this move permanent.

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E&C Announces Health Hearing on Combating the Substance Use Disorder Epidemic Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee 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 Wednesday, April 14, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “An Epidemic within a Pandemic: Understanding Substance Use and Misuse in America."

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Democratic Health Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Protect Laid-off Workers from Coverage Gaps
News Release: Today, Congressional leaders sent a letter asking Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to establish a Special Enrollment Period that will allow unemployed workers to maintain access to affordable coverage after the expiration of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’s (ARPA) COBRA subsidies-which...

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Leader Rodgers Renews Call for Investigation of COVID-19 Pandemic’s Origin
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement today applauding the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for comments he recently made regarding the need for further investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pallone on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on President Biden's transformational American Jobs Plan...

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Leader Rodgers Statement on Biden’s “Infrastructure” Roll Out
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy & Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) releases a statement on President Biden’s expected announcement today...
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ADVISORY: E&C Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers Announces Republican Forum on President Biden’s Cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline
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 “President Biden’s Cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline and American Jobs" on Tuesday, April 13, at 4:30 PM ET.
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Republican Lawmakers Ask Big Tech for Information About Their Effect on the Mental Health of Children
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing with Big Tech CEOs on March 25, 2021, Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta, Republican Subcommittee Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce...
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Bilirakis: Big Tech Has an Obligation to be Stewards of Their Platform
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on how Big Tech has failed to be responsible stewards of their platforms and has lost the trust of Americans.
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Latta: Big Tech Abuses Its Power
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader for Communications and Technology Subcommittee Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s joint subcommittee hearing on how Big Tech has failed to be responsible stewards of their platforms and has lost the trust of Americans.

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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing with Tech CEOs on Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a joint Communications and Technology Subcommittee and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Disinformation Nation: Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation:"

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