Rep. Frank Pallone Announces Subcommittee Staff Leadership for Commerce Committee Democrats in 118th Congress

House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the staff that will lead the six subcommittees in the 118th Congress:

• Jennifer Epperson: Will serve as Chief Counsel of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. For the past three years, Epperson has served as Counsel and then as Senior Counsel on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. At the Committee, she was instrumental in expanding access to highspeed internet service and making broadband more affordable. 
• Lisa Hone: Will serve as Chief Counsel of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee. Hone joins the Committee after recently departing the National Economic Council and the Office of Management and Budget where she worked as a Senior Advisor on Broadband. Hone also spent 12 years at the Federal Communication Commission as a Deputy Bureau Chief, Legal Advisor to then-Chairman Tom Wheeler, and Deputy Division Chief.
• Will McAuliffe: Will serve as Chief Counsel of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. McAuliffe joined the Committee in 2021 as a Counsel on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, where he worked on several investigations including the approval process and pricing of Aduhelm, the high price of insulin, and the implementation of cybersecurity measures at federal agencies within the Committee’s jurisdiction.