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News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on ““Flu Season: U.S. Public Health Preparedness and Response:"
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Universal Health Care Coverage

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 Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 10:30 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage."
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#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Outline Bipartisan Path Forward to Lower Drug Costs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.
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Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on FDA Foreign Drug Inspections

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, Dec. 10, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Securing the U.S. Drug Supply Chain: Oversight of FDA’s Foreign Inspection Program."
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Democrats Stand Up for Constitutionally Protected Right to Abortion; File Bicameral Amicus Brief in June Medical Services LLC v. Gee

News Release: Today, 161 members of the U.S. House of Representatives led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr., Jerrold Nadler, Diana DeGette, Barbara Lee, and Judy Chu, along with 36 members of the U.S. Senate led by Senators Chuck Schumer, Patty Murray, Dianne Feinstein and Richard Blumenthal, ...
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Walden Praises Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on His Confirmation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) praises the Senate confirmation of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette.
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Energy and Commerce Republicans to Hold Energy and Environment Innovation Showcase

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are focused on reducing the barriers to innovation and enabling the United States to deploy new technologies to strengthen our energy security, power the economic engines of the future, and address climate change.
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#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Talk Bipartisan Solutions to Lower Insulin Costs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.
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Pallone Joins Other Congressional Environmental Leaders in Attending COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) is joining a bicameral Congressional Delegation trip, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), to Madrid, Spain for the 2019 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP25.
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Announces Additional Details for FCC Oversight Hearing

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 hearing on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Cosmetics Reform

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, December 4, at 10 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety."
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Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Seasonal Flu

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 Wednesday, December 4, at 10:30 am in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Flu Season: U.S. Public Health Preparedness and Response."
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E&C Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Economy-Wide Approaches to Combating Climate Change

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee 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, December 5, at 10:30 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for Economy-Wide Deep Decarbonization."
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#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Debunk the Dems’ Research Talking Point

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series that began last week aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.
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#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Debunk the Dems’ VA Talking Point

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series that began last week aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.
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Walden Praises Pai and the FCC for Vote

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) praises Chairman Ajit Pai and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for voting to protect taxpayers and secure our nation’s communications infrastructure. The vote was to, “bar use of the Universal Service Fund for the purchase of equipment and services from companies that pose a national security threat."
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#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Provide Facts on Pelosi’s Tax on Cures

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series that began this week aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.
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Energy and Commerce Committee Launches Investigation into Potential Unfair and Deceptive Practices in the Live Event Ticketing Industry

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky...
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Energy and Commerce Committee Launches 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), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky...
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Pallone Denounces Trump Administration’s Proposed Rollback of Risk Management Plan Updates

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement today that it is rolling back key portions of the Risk Management Plan updates, also known as the Chemical Disaster Rule...
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