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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 a number recommendations related to testing and surveillance that officials should consider to better position the country for any future spikes in COVID-19 infections.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on How Governors are Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “On the Front Line: How Governors are Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic" are enclosed below...
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E&C Republican Leaders Applaud EPA’s Clean Water Act Section 401 Rule

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) released a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s recent announcement of a final rule on section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Seek Answers on Edenville Dam Breach in Midland, Michigan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) today sent letters...
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Seek Answers on Edenville Dam Breach in Midland, Michigan

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) today sent letters to the Federal...
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E&C Republican Leaders Support 5G Deployment

News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leaders continue to promote policies that spur innovation, reduce burdensome regulations, and help America lead in technologies that will define our nation’s future.
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Chairman Frank Pallone Delivers Weekly Democratic Address

News Release: Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee discussed the Trump Administration’s continued coronavirus testing failures and the strong testing strategy in The Heroes Act. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.
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Pallone, Doyle & Schakowsky Statement on Trump Executive Order Attacking Free Speech

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement today after the President signed an executive order aimed at bullying social media platforms into bowing to his will...
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Pallone and DeGette Raise Concerns about COVID-19 Impacts on Food Safety and Supply Chain Disruptions

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D., today on the agency’s efforts to maintain food safety and address food supply disruptions in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What They Are Saying: E&C Republicans Unleash Emerging Tech Agenda For 21st Century

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Republicans last week unveiled 15 bills as part of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee agenda to ensure American leadership in emerging technologies to beat China and other challenges to global competitiveness. Here’s what members and stakeholders are saying about this effort.
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E&C Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Announces Hearing on COVID-19 Response in the States

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold the Committee’s first fully remote hearing on Tuesday, June 2, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “On the Front Line: How Governors are Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic."
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Walden, Guthrie, Burgess Applaud President Trump’s Announcement to Make Insulin Affordable for Seniors

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 Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s announcement on lowering insulin costs for seniors.
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Pelosi, Schumer, Pallone and Murray Joint Statement on the Trump Administration’s Disappointing National Testing Strategy Report

News Release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor & Pensions released the following statement today after the Trump Administration submitted a new report to Congress outlining their national testing strategy...
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Pallone, Murray Demand More Data After Trump Administration Submits Embarrassingly Skimpy Report on COVID-19 Health Disparities

News Release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar demanding the...
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Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Leaders Urge Trump Administration to Develop a National COVID-19 Vaccine Plan

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent a letter to White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator...
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Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Leaders Urge Trump Administration to Develop a National COVID-19 Vaccine Plan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to White House Coronavirus...
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Walden, Rodgers Demand Answers from ByteDance on TikTok Data Privacy Concerns, Ties to Chinese Communist Party

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) penned a letter to ByteDance Founder and CEO Mr. Yiming Zhang regarding data privacy concerns with TikTok.
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E&C Committee Members Hold Teleconference Forum with Former Strategic National Stockpile Director Burel

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum today with Greg Burel, former Director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) from March 2007 until January 2020.
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E&C Committee Members Hold Teleconference Forum with Former Strategic National Stockpile Director Burel

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum today with Greg Burel, former Director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) from March 2007 until January 2020.
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E&C GOP Leaders’ Statement on EPA’s Proposed Regulatory Reforms on Guidance Documents

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a first-ever proposed rule to establish clear requirements for the Agency in issuing guidance documents.
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