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Washington, D.C.— Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Republican Leader of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter today to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for additional information about the impact COVID-19 has had on inspections of drug manufacturing facilities and what actions FDA has taken, or plans to take, to mitigate...

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following remarks at the beginning of today’s full Committee markup on 24 bills.

Excerpts and highlights from their prepared remarks:

Leader Rodgers:

“Today is a good example of what we can accomplish when we work together.

“We are moving more than twenty bills to modernize our health care system, lower costs, ensure a robust and secure communications network, and improve...

Today, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a markup and passed 19 bills with bipartisan support. 

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Leader Rodgers: "Today is a good example of what we can accomplish when we work together. The subcommittee is voting today on 19 bills, the majority are bipartisan.  

"And while there is still a lot of work to do, including finding policies to offset the legislation that increases spending, I’m optimistic that we will keep making progress to modernize our health care system, lower costs,...