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June 5, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- Sixteen members of Congress today sent the following letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging that he meet with survivor groups of the world' worst industrial disaster and address their continuing environmental and health concerns. The letter was initiated by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.


June 5, 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 at a subcommittee hearing today on the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) Amendments of 2008 and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA) of 2008.


May 21, 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 at a subcommittee hearing on H.R. 1157, the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 and H.R. 758, the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007.


May 15, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin dredging the Shark River Inlet on May 25th to address shoaling concerns that were discovered last month. The New Jersey congressman said the Army Corps plans to spend 10 days dredging the Inlet.


May 15, 2008

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent the following letter to the National Park Service (NPS) requesting that it deny another extension of a lease agreement with Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) for the continuation of the redevelopment of Fort Hancock.


May 15, 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 at a subcommittee hearing on H.R. 5998, the Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008. Last week, the New Jersey congressman introduced the legislation with U.S. Rep.


May 8, 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: "Stem Cell Science: The Foundation for Future Cures."