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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) were joined by Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee...
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Pallone, Murray Blast Trump Administration’s Paltry 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, released the following statements criticizing the “report" the Trump Administration submitted last Friday on testing and demographic data associated with COVID-19 as required by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
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Pallone and DeGette Outline COVID-19 Oversight Agenda
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today outlined the Subcommittee’s COVID-19 oversight agenda for the coming months.
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Pallone and DeGette Send Letter to Blue Flame Medical LLC Demanding Answers on COVID-19 Contracts
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 Blue Flame Medical LLC today with a series of questions following reports that the company failed to follow through on contracts to provide critical medical...
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Walden Blasts Partisan Proxy-Voting Proposal
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement on the partisan proxy-voting proposal put forth by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Walden Says Pelosi’s COVID-19 Package “Fails” American People
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed the partisan Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a bill Walden says “fails" the American people.
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Walden Opposes Pelosi’s COVID-19 Package on House Floor
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) spoke on the House floor opposing the partisan 1,815-page COVID-19 bill.
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Pallone Floor Remarks on The Heroes 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. 6800, the Heroes Act...
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Walden, McMorris Rodgers React to Partisan Privacy Proposal
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) react to the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act introduced by House and Senate Democrats.
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Announces Teleconference Forum with FCC Chairman Pai on May 19
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a teleconference forum on Tuesday, May 19, at 12 pm (EDT) with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss critical consumer protection, broadband and spectrum issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Walden Remarks at Health Hearing with Dr. Bright
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response."
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response:"
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Announces Teleconference Forum with FCC Chairman Pai on May 19
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a teleconference forum on Tuesday, May 19, at 12 pm (EDT) with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss critical consumer protection, broadband and spectrum issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Burgess Calls on Eshoo to Hold Hearing on COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing & PPE
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) sent a letter to Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to call for a hearing on COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Burgess Calls on Eshoo to Hold Hearing on Distribution of Provider Relief
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) sent a letter to Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to ask for a hearing on how funds are being distributed to providers from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF), now referred to as the “Provider Relief Fund."
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House Health Chairs Highlight Key Health Provisions in The Heroes Act
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) applauded the introduction of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, in the House of Representatives today. The Chairmen of the three Committees worked...
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House Democrats Introduce The Heroes Act
News Release: House Democrats today introduced The Heroes Act, a bold and comprehensive coronavirus response bill that will meet the challenge this pandemic poses to our nation.
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Energy and Commerce Committee Fights for Utility Relief and Environmental Justice in COVID-19 Response Bill
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) applauded the introduction of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, in the House of Representatives today. The legislation...
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Burgess Seeks Clarity on Health Subcommittee Hearing Details
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) detailed in a letter how Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) has failed to follow committee procedures, from not notifying Republicans on the committee of the hearing before it was announced on Twitter, to failing to follow the committee’s processes and precedents in preparing for the hearing to hear Dr. Bright’s testimony.
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Energy and Commerce Committee Works to Keep Americans Online During COVID-19
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) applauded the introduction of The Heroes Act in the House of Representatives, which includes their critical provisions that, if enacted, will connect Americans to broadband during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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