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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing with executives from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the U.S. Center for SafeSport (USCSS), and four National Governing Bodies (NGBs) regarding sexual abuse within the U.S. Olympic community. As reported by Reuters, the hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
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Nuclear Waste Storage Bill on House Floor Next Week

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chair John Shimkus (R-IL) announced that the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) of 2018 will receive a vote in the House of Representatives next week.
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Pallone Unveils Proposal for Medicare Long-Term Care Benefit

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, at a roundtable discussion with aging and disability advocates in New Jersey, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a proposal to create a new Medicare long-term care benefit. The comprehensive discussion draft, The Medicare Long-Term Care Services...
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#SubHealth Announces Hearing to Review Outdated Law that Impedes Patient Care and Safety

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment."
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Pallone & Peters on Albert Kelly Resignation from EPA

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Committee Member Scott Peters (D-CA) issued the following statements today following news that Albert Kelly has resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Administrator Pruitt’s top advisor of Superfund cleanups.
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#SubOversight Announces Details for Drug Distributors Hearing Regarding their Efforts in West Virginia and Across the Country

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) today announced the details for its hearing with the leadership of national and regional drug distributors in regards to the committee’s bipartisan investigation into opioid distribution practices, particularly alleged pill dumping in West Virginia.
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#SubEnvironment to Examine Policy Implications of Electric and Conventional Vehicles

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Sharing the Road: Policy Implications of Electric and Conventional Vehicles in the Years Ahead."
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Pallone & Doyle Request Hearing on T-Mobile, Sprint Merger

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology (CAT) Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter to Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (D-OR) and CAT Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn today requesting a hearing to review the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. The proposed merger, which was announced over the weekend, would have T-Mobile paying approximately $59 billion to purchase Sprint.
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Rep. Dingell's Opening Remarks at Robocalls Hearing

News Release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Do Not Call: Combatting Robocall and Caller ID Spoofing:"
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E&C Democrats Unveil Proposals to Combat Robocalls

News Release: Energy and Commerce Democrats released a series of legislative proposals to address abusive robocall practices today. The Democrats announced one bill and two discussion drafts during a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing this morning on Combatting Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing.
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Pallone’s Remarks for the Record at Robocalls Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted the following remarks for the record at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Do Not Call: Combatting Robocall and Caller ID Spoofing:"
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#SubDCCP Holds Hearing on Protecting Consumers from Robocalls

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today on combating robocalls, caller ID spoofing, and telemarketing scams.
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Pallone’s Opening Remarks at EPA Administrator Pruitt Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “The Fiscal Year 2019 Environmental Protection Agency Budget:"
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#SubDCCP Examines CFIUS Review Process Reform

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today to examine the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS), whether its process for reviewing investments needs an update, and the Foreign Investment Risk Review and Modernization Act (H.R. 4311).
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Walden, Latta on Senate Confirmation of FTC Commissioners

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of all five Federal Trade Commissioners.
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EPA Administrator Pruitt Testifies Before #SubEnvironment on FY19 Budget

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt regarding the agency’s Fiscal Year 2019 Environmental Protection Agency Budget.
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E&C Democrats to Host News Conference Today at 9 AM Ahead of Pruitt’s Capitol Hill Testimony

News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats will host a news conference today at 9 a.m. at the House Triangle with environmental advocacy leaders to reiterate their call for the firing or resignation of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and to discuss important issues he...
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Pallone’s Opening Remarks at Health Subcommittee Markup of Opioid Legislation

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 Health markup on “Opioid Legislation and H.R. 5554, Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug Amendments Act of 2018:"
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Pallone & Cummings Urge Office of Special Counsel to Investigate Pruitt’s Personnel Practices

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel today requesting an investigation into whether there is a pattern of prohibited personnel practices taking place at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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E&C Democrats Send Follow-up Questions to Zuckerberg

News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats today sent Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a list of hundreds of follow-up questions that he could either not answer at the hearing or questions that Democratic Committee members developed as a result of his testimony before the Committee.
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