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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, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. (EDT) on the Affordable Care Act’s impacts on the status of health care coverage for Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe economic downturn. The hearing is entitled, “Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic."
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E&C Leaders Ask GAO to Investigate NHTSA’s Research and Rulemaking Delays
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) sent a letter to U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller Gene L. Dodaro requesting that the GAO investigate...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Building an Equitable, Low-Carbon Economic Recovery
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing titled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Opportunities for an Equitable, Low-Carbon Recovery:"
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Pallone and Eshoo Blast Administration for Withholding Info on Hydroxychloroquine
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s refusal to hand over documents related to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) denial of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) request to use hydroxychloroquine for certain COVID-19 patients...
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E&C Republican Leaders: We must work together if we expect to defeat COVID-19
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) released the following statement on Committee Democrats’ continued attempts to politicize the search for a COVID-19 vaccine and the administration’s response efforts.
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E&C Leaders Urge COVID-19 Vaccine Developers to Follow Through on Safety Pledge with Commitment to Transparency
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee 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 nine pharmaceutical companies currently developing COVID-19 vaccines seeking further information about their research and development efforts as well as how they intend to ensure that only a safe and effective product will be made available to the public.
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House Chairs Joint Statement on Problem Solvers Caucus Coronavirus Relief Proposal
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.), House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Financial Services Committee Chairwoman...
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Pallone & DeGette Demand Briefing from Azar Following Alarming New Reports of Political Interference
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) called for an immediate briefing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar following a series of alarming new reports detailing ongoing efforts by Trump...
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New Internal Documents Show White House Advancing Ideologically Motivated Restrictions on Medical Research That Defy Science
News Release: Today, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray sent a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...
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E&C Leaders Ask CDC to Brief on Plan for Managing Response to Collision of Seasonal Flu and COVID-19 Pandemic
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) wrote to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director...
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Pallone Questions $250 Million HHS Communications Contract
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) raised a series of questions in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today following press reports that the agency put out a bid for a more than $250 million communications contract for a COVID-19 public relations campaign in the months leading up to the presidential election.
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Announces FCC Oversight Hearing
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with all five commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “Trump FCC: Four Years of Lost Opportunities."
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Democratic Committee Leaders Release Report Detailing Abuse of Taxpayer Funds by Top Trump Administration Official Charged with Overseeing Federal Health Care Programs
News Release: After a 17-month investigation, House and Senate Committee leaders today released a staff report detailing extensive abuse of nearly $6 million in taxpayer funds by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, who retained private communications consultants with strong ties...
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Walden, Upton, Shimkus Statement on USE IT Act in FY21NDAA
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers sent a letter to the bipartisan leadership of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) calling for inclusion of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (FY21 NDAA).
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Pallone Lauds Committee Passage of Seven Consumer Protection Bills
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Committee advanced seven consumer protection bills to the full House of Representatives...
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E&C GOP Leaders’ Statement on E&C Advancing 38 Bills
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced 38 bills to the House floor for consideration. This builds upon the bipartisan progress the committee made in July when 30 bipartisan bills were reported to the full House for consideration.
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Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Need for a Climate-Focused Economic Recovery
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. (EDT) on the need for an ambitious...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of 38 Bills
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr’s (D-NJ) opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Full Committee markup of 38 bills...
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Pallone Applauds Committee Passage of Energy Legislation
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Committee advanced two energy bills to the full House of Representatives...
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Pallone Applauds Committee Passage of Communications and Technology Legislation
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Committee advanced three communications and technology bills to the full House of Representatives...
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