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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today examining two bills focused on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) cleanup responsibilities.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a markup and advanced 32 more bills to the House of Representatives to help combat the opioid crisis. 28 of those bills were passed by voice vote. In an Energy and Commerce Committee markup last week, 25 bills to combat the opioid crisis were advanced, bringing the total number of bills passed by the committee to 57.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of companies that are gaming loopholes that allow them to delay generic competition from coming to market...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced that the House of Representatives will soon vote on a Senate bill giving patients the ‘right to try.’
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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 Full Committee Markup on opioid bills...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Reauthorization of the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program."
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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 “Telecommunications, Global Competitiveness, and National Security:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), formally announced details for a hearing on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Olympic Community’s Ability to Protect Athletes from Sexual Abuse."
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the third video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today issued the following statement after the D.C. Court of Appeals preserved a lower court’s ruling on the case titled, United States House of Representatives v. Alex M. Azar II, et al., originally known as House v. Burwell.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today examining legislation to reform the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program. The draft legislation, led by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), aims to bring greater certainty to the NSR permitting process, making it easier for industry to modernize existing facilities and carry out environmentally beneficial projects.
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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 “Legislation Addressing New Source Review Permitting Reform:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today examining the telecommunications supply chain, global competitiveness, and national security.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) issued the following statements today after the Senate passed legislation to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s order eliminating Net Neutrality...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In today’s San Francisco Chronicle, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) penned an open invitation to Silicon Valley CEOs, building on the dialogue started at the committee’s April hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The op-ed invites leaders of the...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) participated in a panel discussion on the opioid crisis as part of the Milken Institute’s Global Conference.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a legislative hearing for Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Internet of Things Legislation."
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), formally announced a markup for Thursday, May 17, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), announced today a legislative hearing for Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Development, Regulation, and Competitiveness of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies."