Rep. Pallone Highlights Committee Activity in First 100 Days
On the 100th day of the 116th
"As we complete the first 100 days of this new
Strengthening the Economy & Creating Good Paying Jobs:
* Restoring a free and open internet to spark innovation and protect small businesses: Passed through Full Committee and the Communications and Technology Subcommittee the Save the Internet Act, which was then passed by the House on Wednesday by a vote of 232-190. This bill restores net neutrality protections, strengthens our economy by promoting innovation and small businesses, and ensures that consumers have control over their internet experience rather than large corporations.
* Ensuring
* Investing in energy efficiency and creating diverse energy workforce: Held a legislative hearing on
* Examining the impact of mergers on jobs, consumers and competition: The Communications and Technology Subcommittee held a hearing on
* Exploring the lack of diversity in the technology industry and its impact on our economy: The Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on
* Protecting workers from dangerous chemicals: Held a hearing on
Putting Consumers First by Reducing Costs & Reversing Harmful Policies:
* Making health care more affordable and reversing sabotage of health care system: Passed through Full Committee and the Health Subcommittee six bills that will make health care more affordable, expand access to care, protect people with pre-existing conditions and reverse the
* Making prescription drugs more affordable: Passed through Full Committee six bills that will help make prescription drugs more affordable by removing barriers that delay more affordable generics from coming to market. The bills now head to the House floor.
* Exposing the impact of the Republican ACA lawsuit on the American health care system: the Health Subcommittee held a hearing on the impacts of the Texas v.
* Protecting consumers' privacy and data security: Released a Government Accountability Report (GAO) report recommending that
* Holding the
Combating Climate Change:
* Preventing Trump from withdrawing from landmark Paris Climate Agreement: Passed through Full Committee H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, which prevents
* Holding climate change hearings for the first time in six years: The Committee has held three hearings specifically on climate change, and a total of six hearings on subjects impacting our changing climate after the previous Republican majority refused to schedule a single hearing on the global crisis over the last six years. To date, the specific climate hearings examined the environmental and economic effects of climate change, filling the leadership void caused by federal inaction and state and local leaders' response to the climate crisis.
* Demanding answers from
* Holding
* Demanding answers for
Conducting Robust Oversight:
The Committee has sent 36 sets of letters to the
* Demanding answers on the skyrocketing price of insulin: Held two-part hearing on the skyrocketing cost of insulin with patient advocates, manufacturers and pharmacy middlemen. Committee leaders also sent oversight letters to pharmaceutical companies requesting answers on the root causes of rising costs.
* Investigating junk Short-Term Insurance Plans that put consumers at risk: Committee leaders are conducting an ongoing investigation into junk insurance plans expanded by the
* Conducting oversight of
* Successfully urged HHS Inspector General to investigate Administrator Verma's use of millions of taxpayer dollars on
* Protecting consumers from contaminated drugs: Bipartisan Committee leaders asked the
* Investigating failures at Indian Health Service Hospitals (IHS): Bipartisan Committee leaders are conducting a review of reports of medical errors and systemic failures at IHS hospitals. The Committee requested updates on corrective actions taken to date as well as updates on the agency's strategy to ensure improvements are made at IHS facilities nationwide.
* Investigating
* Investigating
Rep. Spanberger Marks 100 Days in U.S. House, Works to Pursue Bipartisan Healthcare, Infrastructure, Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
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