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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today examining legislation to reform the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program. The draft legislation, led by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), aims to bring greater certainty to the NSR permitting process, making it easier for industry to modernize existing facilities and carry out environmentally beneficial projects.
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Pallone Remarks at New Source Review Legislative Hearing
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on the Environment Hearing on “Legislation Addressing New Source Review Permitting Reform:"
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#SubCommTech Discusses Telecom Supply Chain Threats and Opportunities
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today examining the telecommunications supply chain, global competitiveness, and national security.
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Walden, Blackburn Statement on Senate Net Neutrality CRA Vote
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order.
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Pallone and Doyle on Passage of Senate Net Neutrality CRA
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued the following statements today after the Senate passed legislation to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s order eliminating Net Neutrality...
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Chairman Walden Extends Open Invite to Tech CEOs
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In today’s San Francisco Chronicle, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) penned an open invitation to Silicon Valley CEOs, building on the dialogue started at the committee’s April hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The op-ed invites leaders of the...
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Walden at Milken Institute: Combating the Opioid Crisis is Our Top Priority
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) participated in a panel discussion on the opioid crisis as part of the Milken Institute’s Global Conference.
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#SubDCCP to Hold Legislative Hearing on IoT Discussion Draft
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a legislative hearing for Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Internet of Things Legislation."
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#FullCmte Announces Details, Bills for Final Markup of Opioid Legislation
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), formally announced a markup for Thursday, May 17, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
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#SubEnergy to Hold Legislative Hearing on Four Nuclear Energy Bills
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), announced today a legislative hearing for Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Development, Regulation, and Competitiveness of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies."
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Pallone & Schakowsky Want Answers from NHTSA Nominee
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and DCCP Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to Senate Commerce Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) today requesting that Heidi King, the nominee to lead the National Highway Traffic...
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Pallone & Green Request Maternal Mortality Hearing
News Release: Following Mother’s Day, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX) today requesting a hearing on maternal mortality in the U.S. and on proposed solutions to address the public health crisis.
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VIDEO: “He wasn’t a junkie, an addict, he wasn’t a bad kid. He was a good kid that had a disease.”
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the second video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.
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DISRUPTER SERIES: #SubDCCP to Examine Quantum Computing
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Friday, May 18, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Disrupter Series: Quantum Computing."
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NEXT WEEK: #SubEnvironment to Hold Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2278 and H.R. 2389
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a legislative hearing for Friday, May 18, 2018 at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2278, the Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2017, and H.R. 2389, to reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project."
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Walden and Burgess on President Trump’s Drug Pricing Announcement
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following statement after President Trump’s speech on drug pricing reforms.
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Pallone: Trump’s Drug Price Proposal is a Sham
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in reaction to President Donald Trump’s speech on lowering prescription drug prices...
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Walden, Shimkus on House Passage of Historic Nuclear Waste Storage Legislation
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement after the House of Representatives advanced the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA, H.R. 3053) by a vote of 340-72.
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#SubEnergy Holds Hearing on State of Electric Transmission Infrastructure
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held a hearing today to discuss the state of electric transmission infrastructure, continuing #SubEnergy ’s Powering America series examining aspects of the nation’s power sector.
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Pallone Statement on Methylene Chloride Ban
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced upcoming actions to finalize the ban on methylene chloride, a highly toxic chemical that can be used for paint stripping...
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