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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), incoming Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee...
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Pallone & Tonko Celebrate Climate and Environment Wins in Omnibus
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Climate Change and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed its end of year omnibus package, which included landmark legislation to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs):

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Pallone & Rush Highlight Clean Energy and Pipeline Safety Wins in Omnibus
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed its end of year omnibus package, which included the Energy Act of 2020 and the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020...
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Walden, Rodgers Applaud E&C Provisions in End Of Year Package
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and incoming Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement on the end-of-year omnibus and COVID-19 relief package.
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Pallone & Doyle Highlight Broadband and Connectivity Wins in the House Passed Omnibus Package
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the end of the year omnibus that included several broadband and connectivity expansion bills...
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Walden and Pallone Praise House Passage of the No Surprises Act
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following joint statement today after the No Surprises Act passed on the House Floor as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

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Walden, Rodgers Statement on Recent Public and Private Sector Hack
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and incoming Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the recent public and private sector hack affecting the U.S. government, critical infrastructure entities, and private sector organizations.
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Pallone & Schakowsky Celebrate Consumer Protection and Commerce Bills Included in Omnibus
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed an end of the year omnibus bill that included six provisions from the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee...

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Pallone and Walden Praise House Passage of the No Surprises Act
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following joint statement today after the No Surprises Act passed on the House Floor as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...
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Pallone and Eshoo Highlight Key Health Care Provisions in End of Year Funding Agreement
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed its end of year omnibus package, which included key health care legislation...

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Pallone on SolarWinds Cyberattack
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today regarding the SolarWinds cyberattack...
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Pallone on FDA’s Authorization of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine...
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E&C Republican Leaders: Second EUA is a Testament to American Ingenuity
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...

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Pallone on President-Elect Biden Nominating Former Michigan Governor Granholm as Secretary of Energy
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President-elect Joe Biden named former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm as his nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy...
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Pallone on President-Elect Biden Nominating Michael Regan to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President-elect Joe Biden named North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan as his nominee for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator...

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Pallone Welcomes Five New Democratic Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee recommended the appointment of Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Lori Trahan (D-MA) to the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 117th Congress...
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E&C Republican Leaders Applaud HHS Rule to Assess Regulations, Request Additional Information from Trump Administration
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...
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Congressional Committee Leaders Announce Surprise Billing Agreement
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, key House and Senate Committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills and establish a fair framework to resolve payment disputes between health care providers and health insurance companies.

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Pallone on FDA’s Authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine...
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E&C Republican Leaders’ Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...

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