Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement in response to allegations of ‘insider trading’ within daily fantasy sports. Last month, Pallone requested a Committee hearing to review the legal status of daily fantasy sports, given the Committee’s jurisdiction over professional sports and gambling and the overwhelming popularity of fantasy sports websites.

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a ‘Stand with Planned Parenthood’ press conference to call attention to the work they do for women’s health care and to combat partisan calls to defund the organization. Pallone is the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over health care.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Department of Justice’s announcement that the United States has reached a historic settlement with BP to resolve the civil lawsuit over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The $20.8 billion settlement is the largest settlement with a single entity in the department’s history.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) made the following statement on the need for federal reforms for gun safety.

“In the Absence of Definitive Information on Crumb Rubber, Our Children Cannot be the Guinea Pigs”

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement urging Committee Republicans to prioritize hearings that examine the safety of turf fields.

CDC and FDA Release First-Ever Data on Flavored E-Cigarette Use by Children

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, with the first-ever release of data on flavored electronic-cigarette use by youths, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) renewed his call on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to finalize a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed rule to assert jurisdiction over all unregulated tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.

The Congressman Highlights Consumer Confusion in Call for Improved Communication Procedures

WASHINGTON, DC – At the end of Passport Awareness Month, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today asked the Department of Transportation to implement additional procedures to ensure travelers are properly informed of passport requirements, so that lines of communication on foreign travel remain clear.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered a statement on the sharing economy at a Subcommittee hearing on “The Disrupter Series: How the Sharing Economy Creates Jobs, Benefits Consumers, and Raises Policy Questions.” The sharing economy describes online platforms, such as Uber and Airbnb, which allow buyers and sellers to communicate and exchange goods and services directly.