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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 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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Rodgers to Big Tech: Your Platforms are My Biggest Fear as a Parent

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks today in a joint virtual hearing with the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. The joint hearing was with Big Tech companies, Facebook, Twitter, and Google.
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Griffith: We Must Address Energy Emergencies Across the Country-Not Just in Texas

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith delivered remarks in a subcommittee hearing on the need for proper planning, preparation, and weatherization of energy grids across the country, not just in Texas.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on the CLEAN Future Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “The CLEAN Future Act: Powering a Resilient and Prosperous America:"
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Rodgers: The CLEAN Future Act Will Not Build American Prosperity

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Energy Subcommittee hearing about the need for a diverse and reliable energy base.
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Call on Internet Providers to Raise Awareness of Emergency Broadband Benefit

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) wrote to nine internet service providers...
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Rodgers: America Needs a Diverse Energy Base To Ensure Grid Resiliency

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing about the need for a diverse and reliable energy base.
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Upton: Committee Democrats’ Green New Deal-Style Energy Policies Will Kill Jobs

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader for Energy Fred Upton delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on preserving jobs and avoiding Green New Deal-style energy and environment policies.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing to Examine the 2021 Texas Grid Failure

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, “Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure:"
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Call on Internet Providers to Raise Awareness of Emergency Broadband Benefit

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) wrote to nine internet service providers (ISPs) ...
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Guthrie: There are More Urgent Priorities than Propping up Obamacare

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie delivered opening remarks at Tuesday’s hearing about why the Majority’s bills will fail to lower the cost of health care.
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