Press Releases

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent the following letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region Two Administrator Alan Steinberg requesting that EPA and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) immediately work together to develop a specific timetable for the clean up of all Superfund sites in New Jersey that are more than 20 years old.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the House passed a $183.9 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill. The New Jersey congressman opposed an amendment that continues funding the war in Iraq, but he supported an amendment that blocked harmful Medicaid regulations, expanded unemployment insurance for those out of work and created a new G.I.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), lead sponsor of the COAST (Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism) Anti-Drilling Act, assailed U.S. Sen. John McCain's dramatic flip-flop on offshore oil drilling in the following statement.

Responses Under Review as Pallone, Deal Continue Effort to Develop Balanced Policy

Washington, DC – The Committee on Energy and Commerce has released the responses to the questionnaire that was submitted to stakeholders on April 3, 2008, soliciting feedback on how to establish a pathway to allow for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve bio-similar products.

Washington, D.C. --- Following a decision by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to cancel a survey of surf clams and ocean quahogs, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent the following letter to NOAA requesting that it immediately shift resources to ensure that the survey is completed on schedule.

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent the following letter to his constituents living in the Bayshore inviting them to a meeting on June 13th regarding the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps.

June 12, 2008

Dear Resident:

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement in response to the Bush administration's decision to amend its Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 budget request to include an additional $275 million for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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. (D-NJ), co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.