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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today requesting answers following troubling press reports that a contract was awarded to a consulting company owned by Merlynn Carson, the daughter-in-law of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, without undergoing a competitive bidding process.
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E&C Democrats Raise Questions Over FCC’s Review of Net Neutrality Public Comments
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today asking a series of questions surrounding how the FCC reviewed and considered the record 24 million public comments in its proceedings to repeal net neutrality. The letter was signed by all 24 Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats.
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Pallone Applauds Expansion of Health Information Centers to Support Tribal Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded the expansion of the Family 2 Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) to serve Indian tribes, which was included in the budget agreement passed by Congress last week.
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Walden Announces Mike Bloomquist as E&C Staff Director
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced Mike Bloomquist, currently the committee’s Deputy Staff Director, will be named Staff Director effective immediately.
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Pallone on Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s infrastructure proposal...
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Pallone on Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) issued the following statement today after President Trump released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2019...
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E&C Leaders’ Statement on President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement on President Trump’s infrastructure plan announced today.
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Chairman Greg Walden on President Trump’s Budget Request
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2019.
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WEDNESDAY: Full Committee to Markup Three Bills
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a markup for Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
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#SubCommTech Cancels Hearing Scheduled for February 16
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today that the hearing titled “Federal Communications Commission: Budget and Oversight," scheduled for Friday, February 16th, 2018, has been canceled due to changes made to the House calendar.
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Chairman Greg Walden on the Passing of E&C Staff Director Ray Baum
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the below statement following the passing of his longtime friend and committee Staff Director Ray Baum...
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House Passes Important Public Safety and Rural Communication Bills
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 582, the Kari’s Law Act of 2017, and S. 96, the Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017. Both bills originated out of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Walden on Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement after House passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
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NEXT WEEK: FCC Commissioners to Testify Before #SubCommTech
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced a hearing for Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Communications Commission: Budget and Oversight."
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Senate, House Health Committee Leaders Release Discussion Draft of FDA Animal Drug User Fees Reauthorization
News Release: The leaders of the Senate and House health committees today released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) animal drug and generic animal drug user fee agreements.
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House, Senate Health Committee Leaders Release Discussion Draft of FDA Animal Drug User Fees Reauthorization
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The leaders of the House and Senate health committees today released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) animal drug and generic animal drug user fee agreements.
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HEARING: #SubHealth to Review HHS Budget
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services."
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House Democrats Unveil A Better Deal to Rebuild America
News Release: Today, House Democrats announced a bold, new, comprehensive infrastructure plan - A Better Deal to Rebuild America. This historic $1 trillion federal investment to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure is five times larger than President Trump’s rumored plan and will create more than 16 million jobs.
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HEARING: #SubOversight to Review Consolidation Trends in Health Care Sector
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) announced a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Impact of Health Care Consolidation."
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NEXT WEEK: #SubDCCP to Conduct NHTSA Oversight Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration."
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