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WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and #SubEnergy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Labor-HHS appropriations bill, which includes critical funding for the landmark 21st Century Cures (Cures) Act and additional efforts to combat the opioid crisis.

“Congress is once again putting our money where our legislation is in hopes that we can help spur the health care innovation patients and families across the country so desperately need. From cancer and rare diseases to mental health...

WASHINGTON, DC – We know our country’s health care system is in need of repair, but the Democrats’ latest proposal to radically upend our health care system is not the answer.

The government-run, single-payer health care program currently supported by more than half of the House Democrat caucus would have grave consequences, like raiding the Medicare Trust Fund and delivering the largest tax increases in American history. Here’s a look at just how this utopian policy would really impact families across the country.

“Medicare for All” is actually just...

WASHINGTON, DC – The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 1109, To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. H.R. 1109 first passed the House in June 2017, by voice vote. The Senate passed the bill, with an amendment, earlier this month by unanimous consent. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

Authored by committee member Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), this important legislation amends the Federal Power Act to expressly include a minimum monetary threshold of $10 million for mergers and acquisitions of...