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News Release: Following reports that some nursing homes and assisted living facilities have been seizing residents’ economic impact payments (EIPs), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders on New GAO Report on Infectious Disease Modeling
News Release: Washington, D.C. - A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report analyzes how federal agencies use infectious disease modeling to help guide decisions to fight outbreaks and how these models can be improved. The report was requested by Energy and Commerce Committee leaders in 2017 after learning about challenges with infectious disease modeling during the Zika outbreak at a hearing.
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E&C Republican Leaders’ Statement on the EPA’s Streamlining of the Clean Air Act Regulatory Process
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 the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed rule titled “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process."
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders on New GAO Report on Infectious Disease Modeling
News Release: A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report analyzes how federal agencies use infectious disease modeling to help guide decisions to fight outbreaks and how these models can be improved. The report was requested by Energy and Commerce Committee leaders in 2017 after learning about challenges with infectious disease modeling during the Zika outbreak at a hearing.
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E&C Republican Leaders Urge Democrats to Hold Hearing on Digital Divide and Homework Gap
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) urged Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) to hold a hearing on bridging the digital divide in a letter sent today.
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Bipartisan House and Senate Committee Leaders Urge HHS to Disperse COVID-19 Relief Funds to Medicaid Providers
News Release: The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of jurisdiction over the Medicaid program wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing concern over prolonged delays in disbursing funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) for Medicaid-dependent providers.
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Bipartisan House and Senate Committee Leaders Urge HHS to Disperse COVID-19 Relief Funds to Medicaid Providers
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of jurisdiction over the Medicaid program wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing concern over prolonged delays in disbursing funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) for Medicaid-dependent providers.
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Walden Remarks at O&I Hearing with Governors on COVID-19 Response
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “On the Front Lines: How Governors are Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic."
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E&C Democrats Urge FCC to Allow Local Governments Adequate Time to Respond to Wireless Equipment Rule Changes Amid COVID-19 Response
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Twenty-four Democratic Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to delay a vote on a Declaratory Ruling that would limit local governments‘ role in the deployment of wireless infrastructure.
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E&C Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Environmental Justice and the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19
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 Tuesday, June 9, at 12 p.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “Pollution and Pandemics: COVID-19’s Disproportionate Impact on Environmental Justice Communities."
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Walden, Guthrie Announce E&C Republicans’ Second Wave Preparedness 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 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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