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News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee.
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Health Committee Leaders Push CMS on Stronger Oversight of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

News Release: Bipartisan leaders and key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its oversight of the Medicaid drug rebate program.
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Health Committee Leaders Push CMS on Stronger Oversight of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders and key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its oversight of the Medicaid drug rebate program.
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Chairman Walden on House Passage of Omnibus Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 256-167 on an omnibus package to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2018.
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#SubCommTech Reviews Four Bipartisan Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a legislative hearing today to examine four bills introduced by members from both sides of the aisle, continuing #SubCommTech ’s strong tradition of bipartisan work.
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Walden, Pallone Call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Testify Before Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement calling on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee.
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Pallone’s Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Communications Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled, “Legislative Hearing on Four Communications Bills:"
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Pallone’s Opening Remarks at a Legislative Hearing on Combatting the Opioid Epidemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Combatting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions:"
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E&C Dems: Why is Pruitt’s Security Detail Flying First Class?

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following joint statement today in response to a letter the members received from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirming Administrator Scott Pruitt’s security detail has flown with him in first class at taxpayer expense.
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Pallone on “Right to Try": If This Is a Patient Centered Bill—Why Do Patient Organizations Oppose It?

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today during consideration of H.R. 5247, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018...
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House Passes Legislation Giving Patients a ‘Right to Try’

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5247, the Tricket Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, by a vote of 267-149. H.R. 5247 will improve access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions.
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Walden Statement on Release of Omnibus

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after House Republicans posted legislative text for the omnibus.
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#SubHealth Reviews Prevention and Public Health Solutions to Combat the Opioid Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held part one of a two-day hearing examining 25 bipartisan prevention and public health solutions to help combat the opioid crisis.
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Walden and Burgess Comment on CDC Director Nomination

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 the Trump Administration announced the nomination of Dr. Robert Redfield as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Pallone, DeFazio, Thompson: Six Months After Hurricane Maria, Federal Recovery Still Lagging Behind

News Release: Today, Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator...
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Committee Leaders Request Information from EPA on Reorganization Plans

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking further information regarding EPA’s reorganization plans, particularly as it relates to workforce analysis.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing with DEA on Combatting the Opioid Epidemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Role in Combating the Opioid Epidemic:"
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Pallone Opening Remarks at NRC Budget Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittees on Energy & Environment hearing on “Fiscal Year 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget:"
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#SubOversight Presses DEA for Answers to Bipartisan E&C Investigation into Alleged Pill Dumping in West Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) today held a hearing examining the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) role in combating the opioid crisis.
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#SubEnvironment and #SubEnergy Reviews FY 2019 NRC Budget Request

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) and the Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) today held a joint hearing examining the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Fiscal Year 2019 budget request.
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