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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Doug Collins (R-GA) slammed Speaker Pelosi for politicizing the drug pricing debate in Congress and not supporting bipartisan solutions to lower drug costs for Americans without limiting access to cures.
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Walden Applauds Confirmation of Dr. Hahn as FDA Commissioner
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement applauding the confirmation of Dr. Stephen M. Hahn to serve as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner...
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Walden, Shimkus, Upton Praise the Passage of Defense Funding Bill for Strengthening Environmental Protections
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 Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) praise the inclusion of increased environmental protections in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
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Pallone Floor Statement on H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor tonight during consideration of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which he introduced earlier this year...
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BREAKING: 27 Patient and Consumer Advocacy Groups Back Bicameral, Bipartisan Surprise Billing Deal
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 27 patient and consumer advocacy groups announced support for the deal reached by bicameral, bipartisan leaders to protect patients from surprise medical billing. In a statement, groups representing Americans facing serious acute, chronic health conditions, welcomed the legislation and urged Congress to act swiftly to send the package to President Trump’s desk.
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Pallone Remarks at Oversight Hearing on FDA Foreign Inspections
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on ““Securing the U.S. Drug Supply Chain: Oversight of FDA’s Foreign Inspection Program:"
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Walden Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Protecting U.S. Drug Supply Chain
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Securing the U.S. Drug Supply Chain: Oversight of FDA’s Foreign Inspection Program."
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Bipartisan House Leaders Raise Medicare Plan Finder Concerns
News Release: Bipartisan House health leaders sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today expressing concerns over reports that the Medicare Plan Finder was confusing, generated incorrect results, and inadvertently led beneficiaries to select plans with lower premiums but higher overall costs.
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage:"
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Bipartisan House Leaders Raise Medicare Plan Finder Concerns
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House health leaders sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma expressing concerns over reports that the Medicare Plan Finder was confusing, generated incorrect results, and inadvertently led beneficiaries to select plans with lower premiums but higher overall costs.
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Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of Television Viewer Protection Act
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the House...
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Committee Leaders Applaud House Passage of Television Viewer Protection Act
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Full-Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the...
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Walden, Brady, Foxx, Collins Introduce Legislation to Lower Drug Costs
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Judiciary Committee Republican Leader Doug Collins (R-GA) today released legislation - the Lower Costs, More Cures Act (H.R. 19) - to lower drug costs for Americans without limiting access to cures.
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Bipartisan House and Senate Committee Leaders Announce Agreement on Legislation to Lower Health Care Costs
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) along with Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today announced they have reached a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation to lower what Americans pay out of pocket for their health care.
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Bipartisan House and Senate Committee Leaders Announce Agreement on Legislation to Lower Health Care Costs
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today announced they have reached a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation to lower what Americans pay out of pocket for their health care.
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#FewerCures Facts?Full Video Series
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 100 fewer cures. Storm clouds on the horizon. 88% reduction in number of drugs brought to market in California alone. This is Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing scheme, and it will have devastating effects for Americans relying on innovative new medicines for hope.
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Energy and Commerce Republican Leaders Press Insurers on Rising Insulin Prices
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael Burgess.(R-TX) are pressing top insurance companies for answers as to their role in the rising cost of insulin.
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Pallone Remarks at FCC Oversight Hearing
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission:"
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Walden Remarks at FCC Oversight Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following remarks at a second Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this year.
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Pallone, Neal and Scott Announce Lower Drug Costs Now Act’s Historic Investment in Medicare and Search for New Cures
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) released the following joint statement today announcing the historic investments in Medicare and the search for new cures that will be included in H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act when it goes to the House floor for a vote next week...
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