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News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at a Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Pallone Announces E&C Subcommittee Vice Chairs
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the six subcommittee vice chairs for the 117th Congress...
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E&C Announces Oversight Hearing with Biden Administration Officials on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, March 17, at 10 a.m. (EDT) with Biden Administration...
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E&C Democrats Demand Accountability for Facebook’s Advertising Practices in Light of Attack on the Capitol
News Release: Twenty-three Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today demanding answers for Facebook’s advertising practices, which reports show promoted violence and disinformation both leading up to and after the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol.
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Energy and Commerce Republicans Seek Public Comment Before Big Tech Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- In advance of the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing with Big Tech CEOs on Thursday, March 25, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are putting out a call to action from the public.
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Republican Leaders Urge FCC to Quickly Produce Accurate Broadband Maps
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), along with U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. John...
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Republican Leaders Call for Bipartisan Investigation into Impact of School Closures on Children with Disabilities
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), House Education and...
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Republican Leaders Renew Request for Hearing on New York Nursing Home Deaths, Data Cover-Up
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - With new revelations that political aides to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo deliberately interfered with state public health officials in order to mask the true magnitude of COVID-19 nursing home deaths in the state, Republican Congressional leaders urged their House Democrat counterparts...
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E&C Leaders Question Electric Reliability Council of Texas About Extreme Weather Event Crisis
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) wrote to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) President...
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Pallone Statement on International Code Council Changing its Energy Code Development Process
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the International Code Council (ICC) announcing that it is replacing the current government consensus process for developing energy codes with a standards-based process...
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E&C Announces Hearing on the Risks Kids Face from Increased Time Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Thursday, March 11, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on the risks increased...
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E&C Leaders Urge YouTube to Reform its Extremist Content Policies and Strengthen Enforcement Efforts
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai today expressing deep concern over the growing threat of extremist content propagating on YouTube and raising questions over the company’s policies and enforcement efforts to combat extremists and protect viewers.
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E&C Announces Oversight Hearing on Restoring the Vital Mission of the Environmental Protection Agency
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on the critical need to restore...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Telehealth
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on, “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care:"
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Rodgers Statement on World Teen Mental Wellness Day
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement regarding World Teen Mental Wellness Day.
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Rodgers Remarks at Telehealth Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered remarks at a subcommittee hearing on telehealth during COVID-19.
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Rodgers, Upton, McKinley Statement on the Democrats Down Payment for the Green New Deal
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Subcommittee Leader on Energy Fred Upton (R-MI), and Republican Subcommittee Leader on the Environment and Climate Change David McKinley (R-WV) released this statement after the Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats introduced their plan to raise energy prices and shutter America’s all-the-above energy strategy.
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E&C Leaders Introduce the CLEAN Future Act, Comprehensive Legislation to Combat the Climate Crisis
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) today introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act - ambitious new climate legislation that ensures the United States acts aggressively to tackle the climate crisis this decade and achieve net zero greenhouse gas pollution.
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Guthrie Remarks at Telehealth Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Subcommittee Leader for Health Brett Guthrie delivered remarks at a subcommittee hearing on telehealth during COVID-19.
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Congressional Leaders Push CDC and OSHA to Address Aerosol Transmission of COVID-19
News Release: Today, Congressional leaders wrote a letter to the Biden Administration urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to update ventilation and respiratory protection guidance and standards to address aerosol transmission of the...
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