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Health Care

September 18, 2023

Washington, D.C.  Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today announcing an inquiry into the consequences of Republican-led restrictions on reproductive health care on doctors and patients across the country: 

Issues: Health Care

September 15, 2023

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement on new proposed standards for drug and medical device safety testing:


September 13, 2023

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today to introduce the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act. The bill will provide 12-months of continuous coverage for all individuals receiving health care through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) so that they do not risk losing coverage during that period of time.


August 30, 2023

Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Biden Administration announced the first ten drugs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will negotiate lower prices for using its new authorities under the Inflation Reduction Act:

“This is a historic day for health care in America. For the first time in the Medicare program, we are going to negotiate the price of prescription drugs for America’s seniors. 

Issues: Health Care

August 18, 2023

New Brunswick, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today delivered the following statement at the nurses’ picket line at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital:

“I’m here at the picket line today in New Brunswick to join the striking nurses from RWJ University Hospital. 


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tobacco roundtable
August 17, 2023

New Brunswick, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) hosted a roundtable with health officials and local advocates on progress to protect young people from dangerous tobacco products. Pallone held the roundtable at the Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies at Rutgers University.


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Lowering Drug Costs
August 7, 2023

Red Bank, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today on new legislation he introduced last week to lower prescription drug costs.


July 26, 2023

Washington, D.C.Today, House Democratic Health Committee leaders introduced new legislation to further lower prescription drug prices for American families and rein in pharmaceutical price gouging. The bill was introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA).

Issues: Health Care

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Drug Shortages Pallone
July 6, 2023

New Brunswick, NJ – With the United States in the middle of one of the worst drug shortage crises in recent memory, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined local health officials and providers today to stress the need for Congress to pass legislation addressing the national drug shortage crisis. 


June 23, 2023

Washington, D.C. Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today, one day before the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization

Issues: Health Care