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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement following new reports that last year, 37 migrant children, ages 5 to 12, were left in vans overnight as they waited to be reunited with families at Port Isabel Detention Center, Texas.
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Pallone Remarks at Health Subcommittee Hearing on 12 Health Care Extender Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Investing in America’s Health Care:"
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Evolving Media Marketplace

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Market:"
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Pallone on DOT Secretary Chao’s Pipeline Safety Proposal

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao released her legislative proposal to reauthorize the Department’s pipeline safety programs...
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Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Critical Health Care Extenders

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 health care extenders on Tuesday, June 4 at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Investing in America’s Health Care."
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Media Marketplace

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 4, at 10:30 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “STELAR Review: Protecting Consumers in an Evolving Media Marketplace."
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Pallone, Neal, and Scott Blast Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Proposal to Eliminate Patient Protections

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 Robert C. “Bobby" Scott released the following joint statement today on the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to further undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by attempting to reverse anti-discrimination provisions of the law that protect women and transgender Americans’ rights...
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E&C Republicans Support House Democrats’ Request for Bipartisan Net Neutrality Working Group

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after 47 Democrats - led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Scott Peters (D-CA) - signed a letter to Democratic leadership looking to form a bipartisan working group to solve net neutrality.
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Committee Leaders Announce Call for Comments on Bipartisan Medicare Part D Drug Pricing Legislation

News Release: Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), along with Ranking Members Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Greg Walden (R-OR) announced the solicitation for comments on draft legislation to reform and improve the Medicare Part D program that would establish an out-of-pocket cap for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Committee Leaders Announce Call for Comments on Bipartisan Medicare Part D Drug Pricing Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Greg Walden (R-OR) and the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX), along with Chairmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Richard E. Neal (D-MA), announced the solicitation for comments on draft legislation to reform and improve the Medicare Part D program that would establish an out-of-pocket cap for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Pallone, Carper Demand Documents, Other Information Related to Wheeler’s Dubious Defenses of Fuel Economy Rollback

News Release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler. The letter requests...
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Summer Driving Dangers

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Summer Driving Dangers: Exploring Ways to Protect Drivers and Their Families:"
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Walden Remarks at Full Committee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2741, the LIFT America Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full committee legislative hearing on H.R. 2741, the “Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act."
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Pallone Remarks at Hearing on LIFT America Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at a full Committee hearing entitled, “LIFT America: Modernizing Our Infrastructure for the Future:"
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Walden: Policies to reduce drug prices must put the patient front and center

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 “Improving Drug Pricing Transparency and Lowering Prices for American Consumers."
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E&C Republicans Renew Call for Medicare for All Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) sent a letter to Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) reiterating their request for a hearing on the Democrats’ $32 trillion plan for a government takeover of the American health care system.
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Eshoo Opening Remarks at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Drug Pricing Transparency and Lowering Costs for Consumers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo’s (D-CA) remarks as prepared for delivery at a Health Subcommittee hearing entitled “Improving Drug Pricing Transparency and Lowering Prices for American Consumers" are enclosed below...
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Walden Remarks at Hearing on Mercury Exposure

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 “Undermining Mercury Protections: EPA Endangers Human Health and the Environment."
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Pallone Remarks at Markup of Ten Energy Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee markup on ten energy bills.
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Walden Remarks at Subcommittee Markup of 10 Energy Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy markup of 10 energy related bills.
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