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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 continuing its record of oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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News Release: Bipartisan committee leaders sent follow-up letters today to McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, expanding on its ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia. Combined, these letters pose more than 70 questions and include more than 40 requests for documents about the distributors’ efforts during the height of the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.
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News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today calling for a top-down review of HHS to confront the ethical lapses and conflicts of interest that have plagued the department over the past year. Secretary Azar is scheduled to appear before the Energy and Commerce Committee later today for a hearing on the Trump Administration’s budget proposal.
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News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services:"
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News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services:"
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Last April, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, led the charge for his agency to approve rules allowing television broadcasters to greatly increase the number of stations they own. A few weeks later, Sinclair Broadcasting announced a blockbuster $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune Media - a deal those new rules made possible.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan committee leaders sent follow-up letters today to McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, expanding on its ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia. Combined, these letters pose more than 70 questions and include more than 40 requests for documents about the distributors’ efforts during the height of the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.
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News Release: Bipartisan committee leaders sent follow-up letters today to McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, expanding on its ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia. Combined, these letters pose more than 70 questions and include more than 40 requests for documents about the distributors’ efforts during the height of the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.
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News Release: House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin J. McIntyre today requesting an update on environmental safety concerns related to construction of the Rover Pipeline.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program within the Environment Protection Agency (EPA).
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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 continuing its record of oversight of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General (EPA IG) Arthur Elkins, Jr. today...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the below statement following the bipartisan, bicameral infrastructure meeting hosted by President Trump at the White House earlier today.
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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 reviewing consolidation trends in the health care sector, the reasons behind those trends, and the effects they have on the cost and quality of care.
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News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery for today’s Full Committee markup of H.R. 3477, Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act; H.R. 1876, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2018; and H.R. 4986, the FCC Reauthorization Act of 2018...
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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 Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Examining the Impact of Health Care Consolidation:"
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News Release: Today 172 House Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar expressing their unified opposition to the Trump Administration’s actions that will allow, for the first time in the history of the Medicaid program, a work requirement as a condition of coverage. The House Democrats are deeply concerned that linking health coverage to a work requirement will undermine access to health care, and contradict the plain text and purpose of the law.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today advanced three bipartisan bills to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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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 the Environment hearing titled “New Source Review Permitting Challenges for Manufacturing and Infrastructure:"
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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 Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Oversight of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:"