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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its research plan for the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative.
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Walden and Burgess on CMS’ Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new efforts for offering assistance to states on how to best use the tools and existing federal funding to combat the opioid crisis.
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WEDNESDAY: #SubDCCP to Markup SMART IoT Act
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a markup for Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., or 15 minutes after the conclusion of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology markup, whichever is later, in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
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WEDNESDAY: #SubCommTech to Markup Four Bipartisan Bills
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today announced a markup for Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
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Walden and Blackburn on the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Restoring Internet Freedom Order going into effect today.
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information from FDA About Efforts to Stop the Importation of Illegal Opioids
News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday regarding its Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) and ongoing efforts to stop the importation of illegal opioids and other potentially harmful products coming through international mail facilities (IMFs).
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HEARING: #SubOversight to Get Update on U.S. Public Health Biopreparedness as Congress Works to Reauthorize PAHPA
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing for Friday, June 15, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The State of U.S. Public Health Biopreparedness: Responding to Biological Attacks, Pandemics, and Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks."
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Democratic Health Leaders Respond to Trump Administration’s Attack on Access to Affordable Care and the Rule of Law
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice told a federal court that it will not defend the key patient...
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#SubEnvironment to Review Progress of the CFATS Program
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a hearing for Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (CFATS) - A Progress Report."
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VIDEO: Walters Discusses Treatment and Recovery Homes in Midst of Opioid Crisis
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the fifth video in a series featuring committee members highlighting their legislative efforts to combat the opioid crisis. These videos will highlight just a handful of the 57 legislative solutions the committee advanced to the full House in May.
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#SubEnergy Holds Hearing on Improving the Hydropower Licensing Process
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held a hearing today to review progress toward improving interagency coordination for the timely processing of environmental reviews and authorizations for non-federal hydropower projects. WHY: “We cannot allow important infrastructure...
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NEXT WEEK: #SubDCCP Examines Digital Advertising Ecosystem
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced a hearing for Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Understanding the Digital Advertising Ecosystem."
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VIDEO: Latta Highlights the Catalyst for INFO Act
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the fourth video in a series featuring committee members highlighting their legislative efforts to combat the opioid crisis. These videos will highlight just a handful of the 57 legislative solutions the committee advanced to the full House in May.
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Pallone Announces Forthcoming NIH Study on Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a letter from National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins announcing the agency will ask the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a study on Medication Assisted Treatment...
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Pallone Remarks at Hydropower 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 Energy hearing on “Improving the Hydropower Licensing Process:"
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Walden and Burgess on House Passage of Rescissions Package
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, by a vote of 210-206.
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Pallone & Markey Introduce Bills to Stop Robocalls
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today introduced the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 6026) in the House of Representatives to stop abusive robocall practices. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced similar legislation in the Senate today as well.
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#SubHealth Reviews Five-Year Reauthorization of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing today to review a discussion draft that would reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. H.R. __, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018, drafted by Reps.
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Walden and Pallone on Facebook’s Data-Sharing Partnerships with Chinese Companies
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement on Facebook allowing Chinese technology companies access to data of users and users’ friends without explicit consent.
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GAO Calls on CMS to Take Further Action on Efforts to Limit Improper Payments
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A new report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) is making recommendations that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) take action to help address improper payments in the Medicaid program.
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