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News Release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal and Education & Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott released the following joint statement...
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Pallone Remarks at Climate Hearing on Economy-Wide Deep Decarbonization

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) had the following prepared remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for Economy-Wide Deep Decarbonization." This is the seventh hearing in the Committee’s climate change series aimed at developing comprehensive legislation to achieve a 100 percent clean economy by 2050...
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing titled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for Economy-Wide Deep Decarbonization."
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E&C Leaders Praise House Passage of Anti-Robocalls Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), 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 today after the House of Representatives passed their anti-robocalls bill, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, by an overwhelming vote of 417-3...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Cosmetics Legislative Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on “Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety:"Today, we will discuss two legislative proposals that empower the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to more effectively regulate cosmetic and personal care products.
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#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Discuss Unleashing American Innovation 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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Walden Remarks at Hearing Examining Efforts to Protect Public Health During Flu Season

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing examining efforts to protect public health during flu season.
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E&C Leaders Praise House Passage of Anti-Robocalls Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), 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 today after the House of Representatives passed their anti-robocalls bill, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, by an overwhelming vote of 417-3...
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on Improving Safety of Cosmetic Products

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Subcommittee on Health hearing titled, “Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve Cosmetic Safety."
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Pallone Floor Remarks on Anti-Robocalls Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of S. 151, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Flu Season

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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