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March 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined more than 60 House Democrats in urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to maintain its critical phone services after reports that the agency was considering eliminating telephone services.


February 19, 2025

PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, visited Central Jersey Medical Center today to sound the alarm on President Trump’s and House Republicans’ plan to slash Medicaid funding—jeopardizing the health care of 1.7 million New Jerseyans and Community Health Centers (CHCs), hospitals, and nursing homes across New Jersey in order to bankroll massive tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations.


August 26, 2024

As Medicare negotiates lower prices, we are slashing drug costs for New Jersey residents

Frank Pallone Jr.

Special to the USA TODAY Network


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August 26, 2024

EDISON, NJ – Congressman Pallone has secured $1 million in federal community project funding to expand the Minnie B. Veal Community Center, transforming it into a comprehensive hub that will better serve the city’s senior residents.


August 15, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), the top Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, today praised the Biden-Harris Administration’s successful negotiation of Medicare prescription drug prices for the first time in the program's history—a direct result of the Inflation Reduction Act.


January 29, 2024

Neptune, NJ — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today introduced the Do Not Disturb Act, comprehensive legislation to protect consumers from the bombardment of dangerous and unwanted calls and texts that have been exacerbated by the Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, which undermined anti-robocall consumer protections.


December 11, 2023

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led House passage of bipartisan legislation that will help consumers compare and better understand the cost of health care services across different hospitals and insurance companies. The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act strengthens transparency requirements for both hospitals and insurers by requiring them to display price information in a format that consumers can easily understand.


October 25, 2023

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on the election of Congressman Mike Johnson as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:


September 8, 2023

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), State Senator Joseph F. Vitale (LD-19), and State Senator Joseph Cryan (LD-20) together demanded action after the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of the care provided for veterans at state-run homes in Menlo Park and Paramus:


February 8, 2023

Washington, D.C. Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement tonight on President Biden's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress: