Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which falls on June 23, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called on all Americans to join him in celebrating the enormous advances America’s women and girls have made since its adoption. A bipartisan achievement, Title IX is a standard that has promoted equal opportunity in educational programs for women and contributed to the athletic and educational achievement of hundreds of thousands of young women.

WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, today issued the following statement at an oversight hearing with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Congressman Pallone called for continued support for NIH, which helps improve the health of Americans and strengthens the U.S. economy through its biomedical research and development.

The following is his statement:

WASHINGTON DC –Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) today praised the decision of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to qualify New Jersey parents previously covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as “newly eligible” for the NJ Medicaid State Plan, thanks to the expansion of coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, released the following statement praising the passage of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety and Innovation Act, which represents an agreement of earlier House and Senate versions of the FDA user-fee reauthorizations:

“I applaud the House passage of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill that will ensure that Americans have access to safe and effective new medicines and medical devices.

WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, will receive a $14 million Health Care Innovation Award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made possible by the Affordable Care Act. The funding was awarded to Rutgers University’s Center for State Health Policy to expand and test a team-based care management strategy, which will deliver high-quality, cost-saving health care.

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today praised New Jersey’s selection as one of seven markets to participate in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative.

WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), co-chair and founder of the Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus, issued the following statement after an Azerbaijani cross-border attack that killed three Armenian solders and wounded five:

“I strongly condemn the violent attacks in the Tavush region of Armenia today by Azerbaijani forces, which, tragically, killed three and wounded five Armenian soldiers. This act of aggression is one in a pattern of escalating attacks by Azerbaijan against both Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.