Read more House Energy and Commerce Committee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13801/house-energy-and-commerce-committee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:26:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72331/drug-makers-big-spending-pays-off-on-hill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrugmakers could get quite a gift from the health care reform bill. Senate and House amendments passed this summer give the makers of biologics—next-generation wonder drugs derived from living matter—12 years of exclusivity on their hyperexpensive products. That’s 7 more years than normal drugs get, and critics say...http://www.newser.com/story/72331/drug-makers-big-spending-pays-off-on-hill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 12:33:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65879/house-health-care-vote-looks-like-a-squeaker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA compromise health care bill will likely squeak through the House by about two dozen votes, Nate Silver writes on FiveThirtyEight.com. The Energy and Commerce Committee’s Friday night 31-28 vote is a good model, with its similar balance of Republicans, liberal and Blue Dog Democrats. The committee passed its...http://www.newser.com/story/65879/house-health-care-vote-looks-like-a-squeaker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65815/health-bill-compromise-kicks-off-5-week-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA key House committee approved a health care package tonight, kicking off a 5-week public battle on the issue and sending lawmakers home for August recess, the Washington Post reports. The 31-to-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, fueled by a liberal–Blue Dog deal this morning, could give...http://www.newser.com/story/65815/health-bill-compromise-kicks-off-5-week-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 20:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65589/blue-dog-deal-means-no-vote-on-health-before-recess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House will not vote on a health care bill before the August recess, the Hill reports. Rep. Henry Waxman agreed to the delay as part of a deal with “Blue Dog” Democrats on his Energy and Commerce Committee, who had been threatening to block the bill. Waxman now expects...http://www.newser.com/story/65589/blue-dog-deal-means-no-vote-on-health-before-recess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 13:59:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65473/waxman-offers-secret-health-deal-to-blue-dogs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRep. Henry Waxman is optimistic he can get a health care bill out of his committee after pitching Blue Dog Democrats a compromise late last night, the Hill reports. After three hours of negotiations, the Dogs asked Waxman to get a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office before they...http://www.newser.com/story/65473/waxman-offers-secret-health-deal-to-blue-dogs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 10:19:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63316/rep-waxman-hospitalized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA powerful House committee chairman with a central role in President Obama's global warming and health care legislation has been hospitalized. Democrat Henry Waxman was not feeling well yesterday and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in his native Los Angeles for "routine testing," a spokeswoman said today.http://www.newser.com/story/63316/rep-waxman-hospitalized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 12:35:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58262/congress-nears-cash-for-clunkers-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongress is nearing agreement on a “cash for clunkers” plan that would pay Americans to give up their gas-guzzling vehicles. A House plan outlined yesterday focuses on cars and light trucks that yield less than 18 miles per gallon. Owners who junk those will receive a $3,500-$4,500 voucher,...http://www.newser.com/story/58262/congress-nears-cash-for-clunkers-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 15:19:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54914/house-unveils-clean-energy-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats released a draft bill yesterday that aims to fast-track a shift to clean energy, reports the Christian Science Monitor . The plan calls for vastly improved energy efficiency, accelerated development of clean energy sources, and a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The draft was hailed by supporters as...http://www.newser.com/story/54914/house-unveils-clean-energy-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 2:23:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52895/top-dem-dogs-ready-to-retool-obamas-budget.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo clear Congress, President Obama’s budget is going to have to survive committee turf wars and parochial interests—and that’s just the Democrats. The New York Times reports that key committee chairmen in the House and Senate have ideas of their own on health care, energy, and taxes. “The legislative...http://www.newser.com/story/52895/top-dem-dogs-ready-to-retool-obamas-budget.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 10:00:00 CDT