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E&C Republican Leaders’ Statement on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization

02.27.2021

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, allowing it to be distributed across the country.

“Thanks to the groundwork we laid in the 21st Century...

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E&C GOP Leaders to CDC Director: Parents Need Certainty. You Have an Obligation to Our Children to Follow the ‘Science and Truth.’

02.18.2021

Washington, D.C— Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Subcommittee Leader on Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Republican Subcommittee Leader on Health Brett Guthrie (R-KY) sent this letter to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky.

In a call today with Director Walensky, Leader Rodgers expressed disappointment in

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Republican Subcommittee Leader Latta Remarks at Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing

02.17.2021

Washington, DC – Republican  Subcommittee Leader for Communications and Technology Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Connecting America: Broadband Solutions to Pandemic Problems.”

Excerpts and highlights from his remarks:

On Providing Reliable Internet Access During COVID-19:

"The COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened the importance of reliable internet access as so much of our daily lives has moved online. From telehealth to education, closing the digital divide for all Americans has never been more critical. But even before the pandemic changed the way we live, work, and learn,...

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Rodgers Statement on President Biden’s Inauguration

01.20.2021

Washington D,C.-- House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement on...

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Rodgers Statement on President-Elect Biden’s Vaccine Announcement

01.15.2021

Washington D.C. —House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement about President-elect Biden’s plan for the COVID-19 vaccinations.

“The COVID-19 vaccines are the key to ending this pandemic, saving lives, keeping at-risk populations healthy, and reopening America’s economy. Because of the medical breakthroughs made possible by Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the country can see the light at the end...

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Rodgers Statement on the Pandemic Scams Act Becoming Law

01.05.2021

Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the Pandemic Scams Act (H.R. 6435) into law.

“The last thing Americans need as we rebuild and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic is a harmful scam that can destroy their lives. Unfortunately, as our nation continues to fight this virus, bad actors are targeting Americans—especially seniors and people with disabilities—with fake treatments, cures, and more. Especially with the vaccine distribution under way,...

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E&C Republican Leaders: Second EUA is a Testament to American Ingenuity

12.18.2020

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its second emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine, this time authorizing Moderna’s vaccine for distribution.

“In just one week, we’ve gone from zero authorized vaccines to two that have both exceeded the...

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Walden: Operation Warp Speed shows how we come together when times are tough

12.08.2020

Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner highlighting the historic results of President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed. He wrote the op-ed ahead of attending the White House’s Summit on COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

You can read the full piece in the Washington Examiner here and catch a few highlights below.

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Operation Warp Speed shows how we come together when times are tough
E&C GOP Leader Greg Walden (R-OR)
December 8, 2020

Over the past year, COVID-19 has caused great devastation...

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