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News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation that will allow New Jersey to utilize Clean Water State Revolving Funds to remove and replace the lead pipes contaminating Newark’s drinking water...
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E&C to Hold Joint Subcommittee Hearing with Nuclear Regulatory Commission

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the two subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 10 am in the John D.
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House Passes Bills to Protect Americans from Common Dangers

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today after the House passed three bills - by voice vote - to keep American families safe from common household dangers. The three bills were favorably reported out of both the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee and full Committee earlier this year...
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Walden and Rodgers Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Consumer Safety Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following House passage of three bipartisan consumer safety bills...
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Walden and Pallone Launch Bipartisan Investigation into Private Equity Firms’ Role in Surprise Billing Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) today launched a bipartisan investigation into practices of private equity firms surrounding surprise billing. In letters to KKR & Co. Inc., Blackstone Group, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson, ...
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Committee Leaders Demand Answers from EPA on Agency’s Efforts to Systemically Weaken the Role of Science

News Release: Leaders of the Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology Committees sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler today demanding answers for the Agency’s ongoing attempts to undermine and discredit the role of science. In October of 2018, EPA disbanded...
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Pallone and Walden Launch Bipartisan Investigation into Private Equity Firms’ Role in Surprise Billing Practices

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) today launched a bipartisan investigation into practices of private equity firms surrounding surprise billing. In letters to KKR & Co. Inc., Blackstone Group, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe, Pallone...
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Energy Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Pollution from the U.S. Building Sector

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Friday, Sept. 20, at 9 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on using energy...
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E&C Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Trump Administration’s Care for Unaccompanied Children

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 Thursday, September 19 at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “Protecting Unaccompanied Children: The Ongoing Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Cruel Policies."
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Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Protecting Consumers from Pharmaceutical Market Gaming Tactics

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce 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 Thursday, Sept. 19, at 10:30 am in Room 2322 of the...
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Pallone on E-Cigarette Flavor Ban

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it would soon act to remove flavored vaping products from the market...
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Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Reducing Industrial Greenhouse Gas Pollution

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Broadband Mapping Legislation

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 entitled "Legislating to Connect America: Improving the Nation's Broadband Maps:"
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Pallone Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Extending Authorization of CFATS Program

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee legislative hearing entitled, “Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks:"
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E&C Health Subcommittee to Hold Chicago Field Hearing on Public Health Threat of Gun Violence on October 3

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 field hearing on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Chicago, Illinois on the public health threat posed by gun violence. The hearing will be held at Kennedy King College.
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Walden Statement on Purdue Opioid Settlement

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement in response to the tentative settlement reached by Purdue Pharma in a federal opioid lawsuit.
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Walden Again Stresses the Importance of Accurate Broadband Mapping at Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing, “Legislating to Connect America: Improving the Nation’s Broadband Maps." Walden praises progress being made in this front...
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Walden Remarks at a Hearing on “Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing, “Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks."
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E&C’s Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Public Health Risks of E-Cigarettes

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, Sept. 25, on the public health impacts and regulatory authorities related...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Maternal Health Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care:"
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