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September 19, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- As the Bush administration proposes to send $1 billion in financial assistance to Georgia, 22 members of Congress today urged President Bush to target some of that assistance to the Samtshke-Javakheti region. The lawmakers made their request in the following letter to the president, which was led by U.S. Reps.


September 18, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement this morning at a subcommittee hearing on America's need for health reform.


September 9, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent the following letter today to Michael Dabney, Director of the Mitigation Division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in support of residents who have been adversely affected by the expansion of flood zones in the Bayshore area of Monmouth County.


September 9, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement this morning at a subcommittee hearing entitled "NIH Reform Act of 2006: Progress, Challenges & Next Steps."


September 2, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- With the news of more medical waste washing up on the Jersey Shore over Labor Day weekend, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that he will introduce legislation that would set a nationwide uniform tracking system for medical waste and would set standards for the handling, disposal and treatment of this waste.


August 13, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R.


August 13, 2008

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) invites his constituents to come and voice their concerns and opinions on issues facing New Jersey and the nation at town hall forums and an open house that are scheduled throughout his district during the month of August.


August 4, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- Inspired by the story of a Highland Park resident fighting Crohn's disease, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) last week introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives directing the Postmaster General to issue a commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Crohn's disease.