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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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Pallone on EPA OIG’s Finding that Pruitt Inappropriately Spent Agency Funds
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General’s report regarding the excess travel expenses of former Administrator Scott Pruitt...
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Democrats Would Rather Play Gotcha Politics Than Lower Drug Prices
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after Democrats spiked an opportunity to lower drug prices by combining bipartisan bills to lower drug costs with partisan bills to bail out Obamacare...
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O&I Subcommittee to Hold Hearing with Bipartisan Group of Former EPA Administrators on June 11
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 11 on the mission and future of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Car Safety Technology & Summer Driving Dangers
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 technology to make cars safer on Thursday, May 23, at 10...
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Walden offers MTR on H.R. 987 to advance bipartisan legislation to lower drug prices, fund pediatric cancer research
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The bill Democrats have on the floor today, H.R. 987, combines bipartisan bills to lower drug costs with partisan bills to bail out Obamacare.
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Pallone Floor Remarks on Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act...
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Walden: Democrats are putting politics over bipartisan policy to lower drug prices
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following floor statement on H.R. 987, which combines bipartisan bills to lower drug costs with partisan bills to bail out Obamacare.
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