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News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced additional senior staff for the Committee.
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Energy and Commerce Committee Announces Hearing on Fighting Scams and Fraud During the Pandemic
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee 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, February 4, at 12 p.m. (EST) entitled “Safeguarding American Consumers: Fighting Scams and Fraud During the Pandemic."
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Pallone Hails President Biden’s Executive Orders Strengthening Americans’ Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Biden signed two executive orders this afternoon strengthening access to quality, affordable health care for the American people...
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Rodgers Statement on President Biden’s Federal Drilling Moratorium
News Release: Washington D.C- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s moratorium on new energy leasing and permitting on federal lands.
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Pallone Applauds President Biden’s Executive Actions Tackling the Climate Crisis
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to President Biden’s Executive Orders prioritizing the climate crisis at the national level, spurring the creation of new good-paying jobs, securing environmental justice, and rebalancing the energy sector in favor of clean energy...
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E&C Health Subcommittee Announces Hearing on COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, and the Medical Supply Chain
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 Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m. (EST) on federal COVID-19 response efforts related to vaccines, testing, and medical supply chain. The hearing is entitled, “Road to Recovery: Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, and Medical Supply Chain."
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House Leaders Urge GAO Oversight to Ensure Federal Buildings Adopt Energy Efficiency Measures
News Release: Today, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Chairman Bobby L. Rush of the Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy, Chair Kathy Castor of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the Committee on Oversight...
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Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Announces Hearing with States on the Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. (EST) on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration. The hearing is entitled, “No Time to Lose: Solutions to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in the States."
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Energy & Commerce Committee to Hold Committee Organizational Meeting on Thursday
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 117th Congress will take place remotely on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 1 pm (EST).
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Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after announcing the Republican subcommittee leaders and subcommittee rosters for the 117th Congress.
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Pallone Applauds President Biden’s Executive Actions to Contain the COVID-19 Crisis
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Biden signed ten executive orders to contain the COVID-19 crisis...
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Democrats Defend Public Health and Energy Conservation Regulations Against Trump Administration’s Unlawful SAFE Vehicles Rule; File Amicus Brief in Competitive Enterprise Institute v. NHTSA
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), filed an amicus brief today in the case of Competitive Enterprise Institute, et al. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), et al., which is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Rodgers Statement on President Biden’s Inauguration
News Release: Washington D,C.- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement on President Joseph Biden’s Inauguration Day.
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Pallone Praises President Biden’s Action Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Biden signed an Executive Order rejoining the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement...
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Ranking Members Rodgers, Graves, and Westerman Statements on Keystone XL
News Release: Washington D.C- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Sam Graves (R-MO), and Republican Leader of the House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (R-AR) issued the following statements regarding President-elect Biden’s reported plan to revoke the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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E&C Leaders Question Integrity of International Code Council’s Code Development Process
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to the International Code Council (ICC) today requesting information regarding the integrity of the International...
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Pallone and Wyden to Verma: CMS’s Attempt to Entrench Harmful Medicaid Changes is Illegal
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote to outgoing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today requesting that the agency rescind a batch of letters it sent to states earlier this month attempting to make it harder for the incoming Biden Administration to reverse illegal and harmful Medicaid changes championed by the Trump Administration.
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Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the full Democratic rosters for each of the six subcommittees in the 117th Congress, including the six subcommittee chairs and the full Committee vice chair, who were elected by the Democrats on the Committee. The six subcommittees and their chairs are...
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Democratic Health Leaders Urge Reversal of Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on the Affordable Care Act
News Release: Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray...
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Rodgers Statement on President-Elect Biden’s Vaccine Announcement
News Release: Washington D.C. -House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement about President-elect Biden’s plan for the COVID-19 vaccinations.
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