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News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed four bipartisan Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee bills.
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Pallone & Doyle Praise House Passage of Legislation to Preserve Home & Office Phone Numbers in Emergencies
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 H.R. 1289, the "Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2020" or "PHONE Act of 2020":
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Pallone & Rush Praise House Passage of Three Energy Cybersecurity Bills
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 three energy bills...
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House Democrats Release Updated Version of The Heroes Act
News Release: House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.

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Pallone and Neal Slam President Trump’s Drug Discount Card Political Stunt
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s pre-election gimmick to provide a one-time $200 drug discount card to Medicare beneficiaries...
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E&C Leaders Demand Answers for EPA’s Suspension of Environmental Justice & Racism Sensitivity Job Trainings
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler today demanding answers for EPA’s indefinite suspension of racism sensitivity training and an environmental justice speaker series.
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Pallone & Schakowsky on Senate Passage of the SAFE WEB Act
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 statement today in response to Senate passage of H.R. 4779, a bill to extend the U.S. SAFE WEB Act...

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Walden, Burgess Statement on President Trump’s Health Care Announcement
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 on President Donald Trump’s health care announcement.

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Walden Statement on Final Passage of H.R. 4447
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on Democrats’ $135 billion energy package.
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House Health Committee Chairmen Blast Trump’s Pre-Existing Conditions Executive Order
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) released the following joint statement today after President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order reaffirming the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) pre-existing conditions protection...

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Energy Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Improving Clean Energy Equity and Affordability
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. (EDT) on ensuring vulnerable communities have access to clean, affordable energy. The hearing is entitled, "Generating Equity: Improving Clean Energy Access and Affordability."

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E&C Health Leaders Ask HHS Inspector General to Investigate Potential Political Interference at CDC
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) requested the independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) investigate...

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Pallone & Rush Praise House Passage of the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following statements today in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act...

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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Social Media’s Role in Radicalizing America
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Mainstreaming Extremism: Social Media’s Role in Radicalizing America:"

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Pallone Floor Remarks on the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act...
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Walden: This Bill Ignores the Priorities of Rural Americans
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) spoke on the House Floor today to share his opposition to the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, H.R. 4447.
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Pallone Statement on DOJ’s Draft Proposal to Amend Section 230
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) draft proposal amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act...
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Pallone Remarks at Health Hearing on the Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery for today's Health Subcommittee hearing titled, "Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic," are enclosed below...
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E&C GOP Leaders Ask How NIH and FBI Keep Foreign Influence Out of Biomedical Research
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 letters to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis...
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House Passes Four C&T Subcommittee Bills
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 following the House passage of four bipartisan communications and technology bills.

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