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News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement today in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) agenda for tomorrow’s open meeting...
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E&C GOP Leaders Question DEA on Opioid Supply Management
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to request a briefing on DEA’s management of the supply of opioids in the United States.
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E&C Democrats to Azar: What is the Trump Administration Doing to Reunite the 545 Children Who Remain Separated from Their Parents?
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today asking what actions, if any, the Trump Administration is taking to help reunite the 545 children who remain separated from their parents.
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Walden & Burgess on Anniversary of Landmark Legislation: Now is Not the Time to Let Our Foot Off the Gas
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of the 2-year anniversary of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act being signed into law.
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Pallone Calls for Release of Documents Detailing FDA’s Decision Against Banning Toxic Ingredient in Hair Straighteners
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a statement today following new press reports detailing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) last-minute decision against banning the use of formaldehyde in hair straightening products after agency scientists detected high-levels of the substance in their formulas...
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Walden, Latta, Rodgers Renew Calls for House Hearing with Tech CEOs
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before their committee.
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Pallone, Neal Oppose CMS Proposal to Weaken Rules Limiting the Expansion of Physician Owned Hospitals
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) expressed their strong concerns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposal to modify the regulatory framework that currently limits the expansion...
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Walden: For the Good of the Country, Democrats Need to Put Partisan Politics Aside
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on Democrats’ continued obstruction of COVID-19 relief and resources for the American people.
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E&C Republicans Demand Hearing with Big Tech on Censorship Policies, Section 230
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans sent a letter to Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) demanding a hearing on social media censorship with the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google. This letter comes as these tech giants continue to selectively and inconsistently censor content during a major election cycle, resembling publishers rather than neutral public forums.
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Pallone, Neal and Wyden Request Internal Documents Questioning Legality of Trump’s Drug Discount Cards
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent an urgent follow-up letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today raising additional...
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Walden and Rodgers Statement on U.S. SAFE WEB Act Becoming Law
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act.
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Pallone & Doyle on FCC Initiating Section 230 Rulemaking
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiating a Section 230 rulemaking process...
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Walden, Latta, Rodgers Statement on Big Tech Censorship
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after tech giants...
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Pallone & Schakowsky Urge FTC to Adopt Proposed ‘Made in USA’ Labeling Rule
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today urging them to adopt its proposed Made in USA rule.
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E&C Republican Leaders Press FDA on OxyContin Labeling Change
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D., to request information on the FDA approval of a OxyContin label change in 2001.
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Pallone, Neal, Wyden Call for Investigation into the Legality of Trump’s Drug Discount Card Political Stunt
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), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) demanded more information on the Trump Administration’s plan to send $200 “Trump cards" to Medicare...
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Pallone, Neal Blast Treasury Department for Withholding Millions from 9/11 Health Fund
News Release: Following press reports that the Trump Administration has withheld nearly $4 million in payments to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) World Trade Center Health Program, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) blasted...
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Pallone on Administration’s COVID-19 Relief Proposal
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement this evening on the Trump Administration’s latest COVID-19 relief package proposal...
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Walden and Alexander Ask for Input on Modernizing 340B Drug Pricing Program
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released the following statement calling for input on how to improve the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B).
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E&C GOP Leaders Request GAO To Review Contact Tracing Apps
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent a letter to the Comptroller General of the United States Gene Dodaro to request a technology assessment of COVID-19 contact tracing apps by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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