News Releases

Jan 13, 2009

The Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing titled, “The U.S. Climate Action Partnership” on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will present the perspectives of members of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (“USCAP”), a coalition of over 30 businesses and nongovernmental organizations that has called for Congress to pass legislation to address the climate change threat.

Jan 13, 2009

House Democratic leaders introduced legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance currently for more than 7 million children.  This legislation will protect coverage for those children and expand it to include an additional 4 million children who would otherwise be uninsured.

Jan 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Democratic Caucus of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce made subcommittee selections for the 111th Congress.