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News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, ““Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines"
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing with COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, "Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines:"
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Griffith Remarks at COVID-19 Vaccine Oversight and Investigations Hearing

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines."
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E&C Health Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Telehealth

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on telehealth policy in the United States. The hearing is entitled, “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care."
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E&C Leaders Demand Answers from Facebook for Knowingly Permitting Extremism & Disinformation to Grow on its Platform

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to Facebook...
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Pallone Applauds President Biden’s Nomination of Brooks-LaSure to Lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
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E&C Leaders Demand Answers from Texas Governor Abbott on Power Outage 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 Texas Governor Greg Abbott today demanding answers for the life-threatening winter weather crisis that has left Texans in the dark without power, heat, food, water, and medicine for multiple successive days.
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Rep. Burgess Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “A Smarter Investment: Pathways to a Clean Energy Future."
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E&C Committee Announces Hearing with Tech CEOs on the Misinformation and Disinformation Plaguing Online Platforms

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) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a fully remote joint hearing on Thursday, March 25, on misinformation and disinformation plaguing online platforms.
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WTAS: The Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda Will Close the Digital Divide

News Release: Washington D.C.- Here’s what experts and top voices in broadband deployment are saying about the Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda that House Republicans on Energy and Commerce released this week.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Pathways to a Clean Energy Future

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, "A Smarter Investment: Pathways to a Clean Energy Future:"
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Leader Rodgers Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “A Smarter Investment: Pathways to a Clean Energy Future."
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E&C GOP Leaders to CDC Director: Parents Need Certainty. You Have an Obligation to Our Children to Follow the ‘Science and Truth.’

News Release: Washington, D.C- Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Subcommittee Leader on Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Republican Subcommittee Leader on Health Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent this letter to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Broadband Solutions to Pandemic Problems

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, "Connecting America: Broadband Solutions to Pandemic Problems:"
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Republican Subcommittee Leader Latta Remarks at Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Washington, DC - Republican  Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Connecting America: Broadband Solutions to Pandemic Problems."
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E&C Committee Announces Hearing on Traditional Media’s Role in Promoting Disinformation and Extremism

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 12:30 p.m. (EST) entitled “Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media."
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Rodgers Announces Chief Counsel of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced Bijan (BJ) Koohmaraie will add Chief Counsel of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to his current portfolio.
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Rodgers and Latta Urge NTIA to Prioritize Unserved and Rural Areas for Broadband Deployment 

News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter today urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to prioritize unserved and rural areas for broadband deployment.
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E&C GOP Leaders Unveil the Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda

News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Republican Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on a comprehensive package of 28 bills that aim to turbocharge public and private investment...
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E&C Subcommittee Announces Additional Details for Hearing with COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that next week’s fully remote Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 10:30 a.m. EST. The hearing is entitled, “Pathway to Protection: Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines."
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