Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent the following letter late this afternoon to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II Regional Director Steve Kempf voicing concern about the confusion that exists about the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map for the Bayshore. He asked several questions about how these flood zones were calculated and asked to host a meeting of FEMA, the U.S.
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 H.R. 5613, the "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 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. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) sent a letter today to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro asking him to clarify the Army's claims of a significant savings stemming from the closure of Fort Monmouth in the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) FY 2009 budget request.
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 U.S.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War.
Washington, D.C. --- The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved legislation today introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that would address the growing problem of falls and fall-related injuries among elderly adults. Today's action comes two days after the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, of which Pallone is the Chairman, approved the same bill.
U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, issued the following statement today regarding the unfortunate loss of life along the Line of Contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan that took place on March 4.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today testified before the House Judiciary Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee on the need for strong guidelines and oversight of deferred prosecution agreements. The New Jersey congressman is the author of H.R. 5086, which would require the U.S.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, today announced a Capitol Hill event in Washington to commemorate the 93rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
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 markup of H.R. 1008, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and seven other public health bills, including his own bill, H.R. 3701, The Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2007.