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News Release: Today, U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples, ​U.S. Senators Tom...
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Walden, Brady, Scalise set the record straight about Democrats’ half-baked nursing home report

News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Ranking Members Greg Walden (R-OR) and Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise (R-LA) to set the record straight in response to the release of Senate Democrats’ report blaming the Trump Administration for America’s nursing home crisis in clear ignorance of the facts...
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Pallone Applauds Passage of the Moving Forward Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 233-188...
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Energy and Commerce Committee Announces Hearing on COVID-19 Threats to Consumer Protection

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Thursday, July 9, at 12 pm (EDT) entitled “Consumers Beware: Increased Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic."
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Walden Urges Democrats to Work on Bipartisan Infrastructure Solutions

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2, the Democrats’ partisan infrastructure package.
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Walden, Rodgers Statement on CCPA Enforcement, Need for a National Data Privacy Standard

News Release: Washington, DC - 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 regarding the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) taking effect today.
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Walden, Guthrie Release Second Pillar of E&C Republicans’ Second Wave Project

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today released the second pillar of the Second Wave Preparedness Project with recommendations officials should consider in order to better prepare to produce and distribute a vaccine and new therapies for COVID-19.
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Pallone Requests Information from Companies on Potential COVID-19 Test Price Gouging

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today wrote to request information from ten companies and one trade association about their practices and prices for diagnostic and serological tests for COVID-19. The request comes after the Committee conducted an initial examination that...
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E&C Announces Full Committee Hearing on the Growing Health, Environmental and Accessibility Needs of Indian Country

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the Full Committee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, July 8, at 11 a.m. (EDT) on the growing health, environmental and accessibility needs of tribal communities across the country. The hearing is entitled, “Addressing the Urgent Needs of Our Tribal Communities."
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Walden: Public Health Bills Should Not be a Partisan Exercise

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at a Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis."
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E&C Republicans Release Reforms to Modernize Energy Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) today announced the release of several energy infrastructure bills aimed to ensure continued U.S. energy independence.
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Pallone Floor Remarks on the Moving Forward Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.‘s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act...
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Committee Leaders on EPA’s Relaxed Enforcement Policy Coming to an End Soon

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment Chairwoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) released the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
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Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Mental Health

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Heath Subcommittee hearing on “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis:"
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Pallone and DeGette to Azar: Why is the Administration Sidelining CDC in the Nation’s COVID-19 Response?

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing concern that the Trump Administration has sidelined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening the nation’s health and safety.
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Walden: The Majority Continues to Put Politics over Progress

News Release: Washington D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following floor statement on H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act.
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Pallone on Supreme Court’s June Medical Decision Upholding Abortion Access Rights

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in June Medical Services L. L. C. v. Russo that strikes down a Louisiana law severely limiting access to abortion...
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Walden Statement on Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act.
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Pallone Floor Remarks on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act...
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Walden, Grassley Request Investigation into COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting the OIG initiate an investigation...
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