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Washington, D.C. - Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019. The legislation requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) and how their actions are affecting patients and local pharmacies. The legislation will be marked up in the House Judiciary Committee on April 30, 2019.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) released a joint statement in response to the White House's refusal to provide answers related to their potential interference with the merger of AT&T and Time Warner:
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on the impact of the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint on consumers, workers, and the Internet:
Following reports that President Donald Trump directed then-National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn to use the Justice Department to block AT&T's proposed acquisition of Time Warner, a move that could benefit Fox News and hurt CNN, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David N.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on "Diagnosing the Problem: Exploring the Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care Markets":
"The Judiciary Committee has a strong tradition of bipartisan efforts to promote competition in health care markets, particularly with respect to helping to make prescription drugs, and other health care services, more affordable through the full benefits of competition.
The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of March 4, 2019.
March 6, 2019
HEARING: PROTECTING DREAMERS AND TPS RECIPIENTS
Full Committee Hearing
10:00 a.m.
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses:
Jin Park
DACA Recipient
Harvard University Undergraduate Student
Rhodes Scholar
Yatta Kiazolu
DED Recipient
UCLA PhD Candidate
Yazmin Irazoqui Ruiz
DACA Recipient
University of New Mexico Medical Student
On Thursday, February 28 at 11:30 am, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairs Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and David N. Cicilline (D-RI), and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will announce the introduction of a package of bills to end the use of forced arbitration in consumer, antitrust, employment, and civil rights disputes. The legislation would greatly restore Americans' rights to seek justice through the courts.
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement for the markup of H.R. 948, the "No Oil Producing and Cartels Act of 2019":