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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced an $110 million grant program to support the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters yesterday to three opioid manufacturers requesting detailed information about each manufacturer’s role in the opioid crisis. The individual letters highlight the complexity of the opioid crisis, which claims the lives of more than 115 Americans every day.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Senate passed H.R. 2345, the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act, authored by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), by unanimous consent yesterday.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter today to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting their transparent, deliberative process for proposing the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicle Rule, which addresses the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions standards for Model Years 2021-2026.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed rollback of fuel efficiency and pollution standards, known as CAFE standards, for cars and trucks...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters to nine contract pharmacies that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program), requesting information about their participation in the program.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released his comment letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing grave concern in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the Title X Family Planning Program, which if adopted would severely limit women’s access to health care and undermine Congress’ intent for the program.
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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 Senate passed H.R. 5554, the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018, authored by Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR), by unanimous consent yesterday.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s release of a final rule allowing health insurance companies to offer short-term plans that do not comply with Affordable Care Act (ACA) consumer protection standards...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a final rule to allow short-term insurance plans for longer periods of time.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after President Trump signed into law H.R. 6042, legislation authored by #SubHealth Vice Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) to delay a deadline in law that would require the reduction in federal medical assistance for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification (EVV) system.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting they conduct a retrospective review of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) mergers, and how these mergers have affected prices for consumers.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator Heidi King today expressing concerns...
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX) today demanding a hearing on the family separation crisis that has resulted from the...
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today introduced The Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act, which would make permanent an Affordable Care Act provision that limits the growth of consumer out-of-pocket spending in the Medicare Part D program. The Democrats’ proposal would save Medicare beneficiaries billions of dollars annually on prescription drugs.
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News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing continuing its review of the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. WHY: “Since MIPS is set to go into full effect on Jan. 1, 2019 - the first payment consequence...
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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 the Environment Hearing on “Examining Renewable Identification Numbers Under the Renewable Fuel Standard:"
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News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) held a hearing today with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai and the current FCC commissioners. After advancing legislation to reauthorize the FCC for the first time in 28 years, #SubCommTech...
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News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program’s use of renewable identification numbers (RINs). WHY: “The purpose of today’s hearing is very much educational in nature and is intended to promote greater...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6311, the Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018, authored by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), by a vote of 242-176.