Press Releases
Jun 22, 2020
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The Moving Forward Act invests in our nation’s roads, bridges, transit, rail, schools, housing, broadband, drinking and wastewater systems, postal service, clean energy sector, health care infrastructure and much more
Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter A. DeFazio was joined by Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott, Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva in releasing the text of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act.
Jun 22, 2020
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CPC Subcommittee Chair Schakowsky and Chairman Pallone announced the inclusion of critical auto safety provisions in H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act.
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Jun 18, 2020
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Pallone and Walden's statement on a GAO report on the National Disaster Medical System.
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Jun 17, 2020
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Chairman Pallone, CAT Subcommittee Chairman Doyle and CPC Subcommittee Chair Schakowsky announced today that the Subcommittees will hold a joint fully remote hearing on Wednesday, June 24, at 11:30 am (EDT) entitled “A Country in Crisis: How Disinformation Online is Dividing the Nation.”
Jun 17, 2020
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Pallone remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on racial and ethnic health disparities.
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Jun 16, 2020
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Chairman Pallone’s opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing, as prepared for delivery.
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Jun 16, 2020
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“Your delay in providing Congress and the American people with the critical demographic information that is available to your agency and that you promised to release raises significant concerns about CMS’s response to this pandemic.”
Pallone reasserted his request for CMS's claims data on COVID-19 outcomes based on race, ethnicity and gender
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E&C Announces Full Committee Hearing with Trump Administration Health Officials on COVID-19 Response
Pallone announced a Full Committee hearing with Trump Administration officials on the COVID-19 response.
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Jun 15, 2020
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“The rapid loss of jobs has resulted in tens of millions of people losing employer-sponsored health insurance, and yet, HHS has provided virtually no support to the uninsured and underinsured during this historic crisis.”
Democratic Health Committee leaders reasserted their request to the Trump Administration for a special enrollment period to allow people to sign up for health care coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jun 12, 2020
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House Health Committee Leaders' joint statement on the Trump Administration's rule rolling back ACA nondiscrimination protections.
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