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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao’s announcement on self-driving cars...
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes:"
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on Combatting Digital Deception
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing to examine ways to protect American consumers from bad actors online.
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E&C Leaders Release Framework of the CLEAN Future Act, a Bold New Plan to Achieve a 100 Percent Clean Economy by 2050
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) today released the legislative framework of the draft Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act - an ambitious new climate plan to ensure the United States achieves net-zero greenhouse gas pollution no later than 2050.
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Walden and Latta Statement on Bipartisan Bills to Boost 5G
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) released the following statement after House passage of several bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee bills aimed at boosting 5G in America.
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Pallone & Doyle on House Passage of Bipartisan 5G Security Bills
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) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed three bipartisan 5G security bills that had advanced through the Committee last year...
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Diversity in the Media Market
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 Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled “Lifting Voices: Legislation to Promote Media Marketplace Diversity."
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Federal Cannabis Policies
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 Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade."
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Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Bill to Phase Down the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons
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 legislative hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 10:30 am in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office...
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Energy Subcommittee Announces Markup of Nine Energy Bills to Reduce Carbon Pollution, Create Jobs & Modernize Infrastructure
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, January 9, at 10 a.m. in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will mark up nine bills to improve energy efficiency, promote clean energy, increase energy sector jobs and modernize our energy infrastructure.
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Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on States’ Responses to Opioid Epidemic
News Release: Energy and Commerce 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 Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “A Public Health Emergency: State Efforts to Curb the Opioid Crisis."
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Pallone on President Trump’s Flavor Ban Reversal
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on President Trump’s announcement that his Administration is implementing a partial flavor ban on tobacco products, breaking a promise he made during a live press conference in the Oval Office last year...
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Walden and Latta Statement on Law to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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) released the following statement after the President signed their anti-robocalls bill, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, into law...
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Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Deception Online
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, January 8, at 10:30 am in the John...
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Seven
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 Wednesday, January 8, at 10 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes."
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Walden Statement on Introduction of Lower Costs, More Cures Act in Senate
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after key elements of H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, were introduced in the Senate...
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Committee Chairs to Secretary Azar: Abandon Proposal to Undermine Civil Rights Protections Under Federal Programs
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03),Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) sent a letter to Department...
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Pallone Condemns EPA’s New Coal Ash Policy
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal for the disposal of coal ash...
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Pallone Denounces Trump Administration’s Rollback of Lightbulb Efficiency Standards
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) condemned the Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement that it is finalizing a rollback of lightbulb efficiency standards...
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Pallone Condemns FERC Action to Boost Fossil Fuels at the Expense of Ratepayers and the Climate
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement denouncing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) vote to upend states’ clean energy plans by favoring fossil fuels over clean sources of energy...
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