Press Releases
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. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Fisheries and Oceans Subcommittee, introduced a resolution today urging the U.S. to take a strong stance in seeking compliance from countries that are in violation of conservation and management recommendations, which were adopted for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and to pursue strengthened conservation and management measures.
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 today after President Bush vetoed the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007.
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. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues; Adam Schiff (D-CA) and George Radanovich (R-CA), lead sponsors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution; Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Ed Royce (R-CA), senior members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Anna G.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, introduced legislation yesterday that would correct a new Medicaid reimbursement rule set to take effect on October 1st in order to help ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries continue to have access to their prescription drugs.
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 commending President Bush for signing the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act of 2007 into law today. The New Jersey congressman is one of the original authors of a bill that passed the House earlier this year and helped negotiate the final Act that was sent to the president's desk today.
Washington, DC – United States Senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg and US Representative Frank Pallone today reacted to the release of an Evaluation Report by the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General (EPA IG) regarding the Ringwood Superfund site.
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 support of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007. The legislation is the work of a bipartisan bicameral agreement that will allow Congress to send President Bush a bill before the September 30th deadline. Pallone spoke in support of the legislation during House floor debate tonight.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, joined Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer and several families who have benefited from the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at a press conference today to highlight a bipartisan agreement that will be voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives later today. The New Jersey congressman issued the following remarks.