Health Care
Washington, D.C. –Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the following statement after Republicans advanced the largest Medicaid cut in history in their budget reconciliation bill:
“It’s outrageous Republicans forced this debate to occur late into the night when most of the country was asleep and couldn’t see what they were up to.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today sent a letter to Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about the recent staffing upheaval and treatment delays at the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), which provides medical care to more than 132,000 9/11 responders and survivors.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) has reintroduced the INFANTS Act, legislation that would require infant formula and baby food to be tested for toxic heavy metals and harmful bacteria. His renewed push comes after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order mandating federal agencies to eliminate regulations—an approach Pallone warns will put children’s health in greater danger by weakening already inadequate FDA oversight.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led all House Democrats from New Jersey in sending a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to reverse the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind $11.4 billion in federal public health funding—including $350 million allocated to New Jersey. Pallone’s letter was signed by NJ Representatives Menendez, Watson Coleman, Sherrill, Conaway, Pou, McIver, Gottheimer, and Norcross.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today slammed the Trump Administration’s decision to rip away $11 billion in public health funding — including $350 million already promised to New Jersey — calling it a “political stunt” that will endanger lives and destabilize the state’s health system.
Long Branch, NJ –– Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) hosted a virtual Medicaid town hall today in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District. Pallone spoke about the need to protect Medicaid for New Jersey families and push back on President Trump’s extreme policies. He was joined by Medicaid recipients and advocates who shared their personal experiences and stressed the dangerous consequences of House Republicans’ proposal to cut billions in federal funding to Medicaid.
Washington, D.C. – Just one week after every single House Republican voted to slash Medicaid, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Lauren Zalepka, a longtime disability advocate and past president of The Arc of Monmouth and incoming Board President for The Arc of New Jersey, will be his guest at President Donald Trump’s 2025 address to the Joint Session of Congress.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – At the Long Branch Senior Center today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sounded the alarm on Republican plans to gut Medicaid by at least $880 billion – a move that could force seniors out of nursing homes, shut down long-term care facilities, and pile even more strain onto New Jersey hospitals already struggling to stay afloat.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is calling on the three New Jersey Republicans to prevent devastating cuts to Medicaid, which could strip health care from millions of Americans -- including nearly 1.8 million New Jerseyans -- under the House Republican’s budget proposal. The cuts could move forward as early as tomorrow unless at least three House Republicans stand up to their own party and reject them.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D, NJ-6) introduced legislation to honor the memory of his late colleague and close friend, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., by preserving Pascrell's groundbreaking work on traumatic brain injury (TBI) awareness and treatment.