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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - During his weekly reporter briefing, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) held an enrollment ceremony for three bills that are awaiting President Trump’s signature. Among the bills signed and readied for President Trump was S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017.
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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 “Reauthorization of the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), today held a hearing examining the U.S. Olympic community’s ability to protect athletes from sexual abuse.
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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 Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Examining the Olympic Community’s Ability to Protect Athletes from Sexual Abuse:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing to review H.R. 5385, the Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018, authored by #SubHealth Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) and #SubHealth Chairman Burgess. H.R. 5385 will reauthorize the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program for five years. The authorization for the program expires on Sept. 30, 2018.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - All Democratic Members of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai expressing concerns about his repeated evasive responses to their inquiries and his outright refusal to respond to Democratic members of the Committee.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor during consideration of S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017...
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule that would radically restrict women’s health care providers under the Title X Family Planning Program...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed S. 292, the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, by voice vote.
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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: Legislation Addressing Development, Regulation, and Competitiveness of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, by a vote of 250-169. This legislation previously passed the Senate on Aug. 3, 2017, by unanimous consent.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a legislative hearing today to examine the SMART IoT Act, a draft bill led by Chairman Latta and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT). The SMART IoT Act directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices industry, a promising step towards supporting innovation and removing government barriers to growth.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Dana Baiocco to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held its fourth hearing as part of the committee’s ‘DOE Modernization ’ series. #SubEnergy members reviewed four bills to address development, regulation, and competitiveness of advanced nuclear energy technologies
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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 “Internet of Things Legislation:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the fourth video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers on the role industry interests may have played in the agency’s efforts to suppress a public health study on the human health risks of a class of chemicals known...
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News Release: Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks during an Environment Subcommittee hearing today today on, "H.R. 2278, The Responsible Disposal Reauthorzation Act of 2017, and H.R. 2389, To Reauthorize the West Valley Democstration Project and for Other Purposes...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today examining the emergence of quantum computing and the importance of the U.S. remaining at the forefront of developing this innovation.
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News Release: Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) delivered the following opening remarks today at a hearing on Quantum Computing...