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News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held a hearing today with newly Senate-confirmed Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response (CESER) Karen Evans. WHY: “I’d like to learn today what other pieces are necessary...
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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 Communications and Technology hearing on “State of the Media Marketplace:"
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News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters today to three federal agencies regarding the shipment of fentanyl and its analogues from China, and the trafficking of fentanyl and its analogues over the Southwest border by Mexican cartels into the United States.
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News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing to review a new discussion draft of H.R. 1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017, authored by Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Diana DeGette (D-CO). The discussion draft would create a new...
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News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing today examining the rapidly-changing state of the traditional and digital media marketplace. #SubCommTech members heard from expert witnesses about how trends in consumer habits and innovation have shaped the 21st century media landscape.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters today to three federal agencies regarding the shipment of fentanyl and its analogues from China, and the trafficking of fentanyl and its analogues over the Southwest border by Mexican cartels into the United States.
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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 “DOE Modernization: The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response:"
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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 Communications and Technology hearing on “Solutions to Strengthen U.S. Public Safety Communications:"
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News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), and Judiciary Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 6, the bipartisan opioid legislation released last night...
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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 Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Built in America: Jobs and Growth in the Manufacturing Sector:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement on the House passage of the Labor-HHS appropriations bill, which includes essential funding for the landmark 21st Century Cures (Cures) Act and increased efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
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News Release: WHAT: . The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today examining how recent achievements in tax and regulatory reform have impacted the U.S. manufacturing sector. #SubDCCP members heard firsthand from manufacturers about how advanced...
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News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing to discuss bipartisan legislation to improve the 9-1-1 system and strengthen public safety communications. The bills examined today included: * H.R. 6424, the 9-1-1 Fee Integrity Act, sponsored by #SubCommTech Vice Chairman Leonard...
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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 Peter Feldman to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders from committees of jurisdiction in both the House and Senate today announced an agreement on sweeping legislation to combat the opioid crisis. In June, the House passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act by a vote of 396-14. On September 17th, the...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed four bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee bills that will modernize our nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve and address key challenges facing America’s nuclear energy industry.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives today passed several health care bills, including H.R. 6378, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness...
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) sent a letter today to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to confirm a commitment he made during his testimony before the Committee on September 5th that Twitter would soon have an independent, third party conduct a civil rights audit of the platform.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced more than $1 billion in grants awarded across all 50 states to help combat the opioid crisis. These grants will be administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced it has rescheduled its hearing entitled, “Better Data and Better Outcomes: Reducing Maternal Mortality in the U.S." The hearing will now take place on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.as they are posted.