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News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance to pharmaceutical manufacturers on its review standards for a future Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine...
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Walden Washington Examiner Op-Ed: How much more has to burn before Congress fixes forest management?
News Release: Washington, DC - This year, over one million acres in Oregon and over four million acres in California have been destroyed by wildfires. Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), whose district in Oregon has lost entire towns as a result of the fires, penned an op-ed in The...
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Walden Statement on FCC Media Ownership Rules
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced it would hear FCC, et al. v. Prometheus Radio Project, et al.
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Walden Announces Senior Staff Changes for E&C Republicans
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement announcing Staff Director Mike Bloomquist has departed the committee for the private sector. Deputy Staff Director and E&C veteran Ryan Long will succeed Bloomquist as Staff Director for Committee Republicans, effective immediately.
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Lead House Republicans Demand Vote on Bipartisan, Committee-Passed Asbestos Ban
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement after Shimkus went to the House floor to request unanimous consent that the House of Representatives immediately consider the Committee-passed product. Unfortunately, Democrats rejected the request to bring the bill as adopted by committee to the House floor for consideration.
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Walden & Shimkus Set the Record Straight on Asbestos Bill
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement.
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Lead House Democrats Condemn Republicans for Abandoning Their Support of an Asbestos Ban
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following joint statement today condemning House Republicans for blocking the long-awaited, previously bipartisan Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act from being passed this week...
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Pallone Praises House Passage of Updated Heroes Act
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement tonight praising passage of the updated Heroes Act, which passed on the House Floor by a vote of 214 - 207...
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Walden Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Hearing
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Generating Equity: Improving Clean Energy Access and Affordability."
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E&C Leaders Demand Answers Following Alarming Reports of Improper Medical Care at DHS Facility
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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf today following alarming allegations of widespread...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Improving Clean Energy Access and Affordability
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Generating Equity: Improving Clean Energy Access and Affordability:"
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Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of 16 Health Care Bills
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 16 health care bills on the Floor this week...
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Walden, Burgess on House Passage of 16 Bipartisan E&C Health Bills
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 after the House passed 16 bipartisan health bills from the Energy and Commerce Committee. Last week, the House passed ten bipartisan bills from the Health Subcommittee.
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Walden: American Scientists are Making Remarkable Progress Towards a COVID-19 Vaccine
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at a Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Pathway to a Vaccine: Ensuring a Safe and Effective Vaccine People Will Trust."
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Ensuring a Safe and Effective COVID-19 Vaccine People Will Trust
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, "Pathway to a Vaccine: Ensuring a Safe and Effective Vaccine People Will Trust," are enclosed below...
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Walden, Kinzinger Statement on China Task Force Report
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy and Commerce Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), member of the House Republican China Task Force, released the following statement on the release of the China Task Force report.
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Pallone & Schakowsky Praise House Passage of Four Consumer Protection Bills
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 four consumer protection and commerce bills...
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Walden, Upton Statement on Energy Cybersecurity Bills
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the House unanimously passed three bills to strengthen the cybersecurity of our electric grid and other energy infrastructure.
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Bipartisan Emerging Tech Bill Passes House Unanimously
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act. The bipartisan bill, led by Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy...
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House Advances Bill to Help Families During Disasters
News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the House passed the Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act to prevent families from losing their landline phone numbers after natural disasters.
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