Press Releases
May 11, 2017
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Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly to allow Americans sufficient time to comment on the agency’s proposal to gut net neutrality protections.
May 9, 2017
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Reports of Extremely High Amount of Opioids Being Distributed for Size of West Virginia’s Population
Bipartisan committee leaders sent a series of letters to pill distributors and the DEA following recent reports of extremely high amounts of opioids being distributed in the state of West Virginia.
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May 9, 2017
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Pallone's statement upon news that a section of a tunnel used to store contaminated nuclear materials collapsed at the Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington.
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May 5, 2017
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Pallone sent letters to the Acting Assistant Administrators and Acting Regional Administrators of 19 EPA offices to request a briefing from each on President Trump’s proposed cuts to the Agency.
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May 4, 2017
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Pallone's statement following the House voting 217 to 213 in favor of Trumpcare.
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May 4, 2017
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Democratic health leaders Pallone, Scott, and Neal issued a joint statement in response to President Trump's executive on religious freedom that may lead to health discrimination.
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May 3, 2017
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Pallone's remarks at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on Pipeline and Hydropower Infrastructure.
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May 3, 2017
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Pallone and Cummings released a report originally issued in 2010 by former Rep. Henry A. Waxman exposing the actions of insurance companies that denied health coverage based on pre-existing conditions before the ACA was signed into law.
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May 2, 2017
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“This hearing provides the opportunity to learn more about whether these bills meet the test of being non-controversial and enjoying broad bipartisan support.”
Pallone spoke about Medical Device Legislation at a Health Subcommittee hearing.
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May 2, 2017
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“We must root out fraud and abuse, but we should not use potential fraud and abuse as an excuse to harm the people these programs are intended to serve.”
Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled, “Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicaid’s Personal Care Services Program:”
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