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News Release: Today, the chairs of multiple House Committees sent a letter condemning President Donald Trump’s assault on Inspectors General (IGs) and requesting direct input from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency on legislative and other proposals to increase the independence of IGs and protect them from retaliation.
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Pallone, Smith & Thompson Urge President Trump to Coordinate Production and Acquisition of COVID-19 Response Supplies

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump to express their concern about the lack of a clear, coordinated strategy to produce and acquire the medical supplies necessary to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis.
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“Shameful.”

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) reacts to the Senate failing to pass needed funding to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) playing partisan games, delaying much-needed aid to Americans during a global pandemic.
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Pallone Blasts Trump Administration’s Decision to Suddenly End Support for Community-Based Testing Sites

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today blasting the Trump Administration’s unilateral decision to end federal support for Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTS) for COVID-19. According to an advisory issued by FEMA earlier today, states were required to petition the federal government to maintain support for their CBTS facilities by 5 pm tonight...
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Democrats Argue Supreme Court Should Protect Birth Control Coverage for Women Across the Country Against Trump Administration Rule

News Release: Yesterday, a bicameral group of Democratic Members of Congress submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in support of Pennsylvania’s lawsuit challenging a Trump Administration rule that would undermine access to birth control for women across the country. Since the Affordable Care Act’s...
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Schakowsky, Cicilline, Pallone & Nadler Introduce Bill to Protect Americans from Price Gouging During COVID-19 Health Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) ...
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Walden Statement on Additional Paycheck Protection Program Funding

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the additional funding needed for the Paycheck Protection Program. The Paycheck Protection Program was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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Democratic Health Leaders Call for Free COVID-19 Treatment for All Americans

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint statement today calling for additional Congressional action to ensure that COVID-19 treatment is free of cost for everyone and that people have the opportunity to sign up for health insurance...
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Democratic Health Leaders Call on Trump Administration to Help Struggling Americans and Create Special Health Care Enrollment Period

News Release: Today, House and Senate Democratic health leaders strongly urged the Trump Administration to put American families first and establish a general Special Enrollment Period (SEP) so that people affected by the coronavirus pandemic can sign up for health coverage. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank...
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Urge FTC to Take Enforcement Action Against Rampant COVID-19 Scams

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Four bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons today urging increased vigilance and enforcement actions against scams as the recently signed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is implemented.
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Urge FTC to Take Enforcement Action Against Rampant COVID-19 Scams

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Four bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons today urging increased vigilance and enforcement actions against scams as the recently signed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is implemented. ​
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Committee Leaders Applaud FCC Decision to Adopt Telehealth Program

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to adopt a $200 million telehealth program to support health care providers and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds were appropriated as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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Pallone and Doyle Urge FCC to Reaffirm Broadcaster Licenses Won’t be Revoked for Airing Protected Speech

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai demanding the FCC reassure broadcasters that the agency will not revoke licenses for airing legally protected speech.
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Leaders Work to Stop Illegal Robocalls During COVID-19

News Release: Washington, DC -As Americans receive illegal robocalls during the COVID-19 outbreak, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) and Chair Mike Doyle (D-PA) penned a bipartisan letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to use the enforcement tools they were given under last year’s congressional effort to stop robocalls.
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Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Condemn Trump Refusal to Reopen Enrollment on the Marketplaces

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint statement today condemning President Trump’s decision not to establish a special Affordable Care Act open enrollment period in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pallone on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation of Asbestos

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its draft risk evaluation of asbestos...
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House Committee Chairs Request Extension of Public Comment Periods During Coronavirus National Emergency

News Release: Fourteen House Committee Chairs sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought today requesting an immediate extension of public comment periods, hearings and meetings due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Committee leaders asked that OMB direct agencies to extend public comment periods by at least 45 days beyond the end of the declared national emergency.
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E&C GOP Leaders’ Statement on EPA, NHTSA SAFE Vehicles Rule

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement after the release...
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E&C Leaders Blast Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency...
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Committee Leaders Call on NRC to Defer Fee Payments During Coronavirus Outbreak

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) joined U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Carper (D-DE) to send a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Kristine Svinicki asking the agency use its authority to temporarily defer the collection of fees and charges from NRC licensees.
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