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News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn today raising concerns that FDA appears to be reconsidering proposed regulations that would set a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes in order to make them less addictive.
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Proposals to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, March 3, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combatting an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders."
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Pallone on EPA PFAS Announcement
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today following the announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency that it will begin the process to regulate PFAS in drinking water...
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Pallone and McNerney Introduce RESILIENT Networks Act
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee member Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) earlier this week introduced the Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act (H.R. 5926), or the RESILIENT Networks Act, a bill to improve network resiliency in times of emergency.
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Walden and Shimkus Praise the EPA for Action on PFOA and PFAS
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) praised the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Administrator Andrew Wheeler for their proposal to regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in drinking water.
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Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee Announces Budget Hearing with EPA Administrator Wheeler
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 hearing on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House...
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Announces Legislative Hearing on Emergency Communications Solutions
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) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 10:30 am in room...
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E&C Health Subcommittee Announces Additional Details for Hearing on FY 2021 HHS Budget and the Coronavirus
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced that next week’s Health Subcommittee hearing will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 1:30 pm in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2021 HHS Budget and Oversight of the Coronavirus Outbreak."
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E&C Leaders Praise the EPA and Administrator Wheeler on Safe Drinking Water Announcements
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on their recent announcements: $2.7 billion for infrastructure projects and $40 million to reduce lead in drinking water.
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Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Investigation into Potential Unfair and Deceptive Practices in the Live Event Ticketing Industry
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell...
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E&C Republican Leader Walden Pushes for Reliability and Integrity of 9-1-1 Infrastructure
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) continued to fight for our brave first responders and to protect public safety by introducing the FIRST RESPONDER Act. This bill makes sure that our first responders have the resources needed to respond to 9-1-1 calls and that funding and technologies allocated for 9-1-1 infrastructure are used for that purpose.
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Health Subcommittee Announces Hearing on HHS Budget and the Coronavirus Response with Secretary Azar on February 26th
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 26, with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on President Trump’s budget request for HHS and its agencies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as well as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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Walden Statement on Administration Appointments
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement upon the announcement of President Donald Trump’s intent to nominate and appoint Mark Menezes to be the Deputy Secretary of Energy and Douglas Benevento to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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CANCELED: Energy & Commerce Committee Announces Virginia Field Hearing on Rural Broadband Access on February 20
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 Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA), a member of the Subcommittee, announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a...
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Walden Statement on Path Forward to Ending Surprise Medical Bills
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after House Education and Labor Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee finished marking up their respective proposals to end surprise medical billing.
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on Saving Energy
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Saving Energy: Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Storage."
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Women’s Health Protection Act
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on, “Protecting Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care:"
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on Extreme Abortion Bill
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Protecting Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care."
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Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Energy Efficiency and Storage Bills
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Saving Energy: Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Storage:"
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies:"
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