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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) unveiled bipartisan legislation, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act to stop illegal robocall practices.
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Strengthening Health Care in the U.S. Territories for Today and Into the Future”
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Strengthening Health Care in the U.S. Territories for Today and Into the Future."
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Title X Family Planning Hearing
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care:"
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Pallone Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Pipeline Safety Bills
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing entitled, “Legislative Solutions to Make Our Nation’s Pipelines Safer:"
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E&C Leaders Launch Investigation into Oil Companies’ Involvement in Rollback of Fuel Economy & Clean Car Standards
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent letters today to Marathon Petroleum and oil industry lobbying and policy organizations requesting information...
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Pallone on EPA’s Plan to Replace the Clean Power Plan with Trump’s Dirty Power Scam
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their final “Affordable Clean Energy" rule, the Trump Administration’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan...
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care.”
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care."
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Pallone & Eshoo on House Passage of H.R. 3253, Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Several Programs Within Medicaid
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House passed H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019, by a vote of 371-46...
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E&C Republican Leader Greg Walden on Strengthening the Health Care Safety Net
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following remarks on the House floor today in support of bipartisan legislation to strengthen the health care safety net, H.R. 3253, The Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019.
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing Reauthorizing Public Health Programs
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, June 25, at 10 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Reauthorizing Vital Health Programs for American Families."
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E&C Republican Leader Greg Walden’s Statement on Susan Brooks
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement on the retirement of Rep. Susan W. Brooks. Rep. Brooks serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is a member of the Communications and Technology, the Health, and the Oversight and Investigations subcommittees.
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Democratic Committee Leaders Question Secretary Azar About Damning Internal Memo from CMS Administrator
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar raising questions over a newly unveiled memo that includes internal analysis on the harmful impacts of Trump Administration policy changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Legislation to Keep Kids & Consumers Safe from Dangerous Products
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing on “Keeping Kids and Consumers Safe from Dangerous Products:"
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Pallone Remarks at Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Hearing on Nuclear Waste Cleanup Bills
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, “Cleaning Up Communities: Options for the Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel:"
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Medicaid Funding in the U.S. Territories
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 Thursday, June 20, at 10:30 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Strengthening Health Care in the U.S. Territories for Today and Into the Future."
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E&C to Hold Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Administration Efforts to Roll Back CAFE & Tailpipe Emissions Standards
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the two subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on Thursday, June 20, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell...
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Briefings on Ongoing Threat Posed by Fentanyl from Six Federal Agencies
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters to six federal agencies today requesting briefings on the illicit flow of fentanyl into American communities as part of the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the public health threat posed by the deadly synthetic opioid.
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Briefings on Ongoing Threat Posed by Fentanyl from Six Federal Agencies
News Release: A bipartisan group of Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters to six federal agencies today requesting briefings on the illicit flow of fentanyl into American communities as part of the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the public health threat posed by the deadly synthetic opioid.
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on “Keeping Kids and Consumers Safe from Dangerous Products”
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Keeping Kids and Consumers Safe from Dangerous Products."
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O&I Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Trump Administration’s Attacks on Title X Family Planning Program
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, June 19, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting Title X and Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care."
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