Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) testified before the Senate Environment & Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality on reauthorization of the BEACH Act. The New Jersey congressman's testimony follows.
Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka, introduced a resolution in the House this week expressing the serious concern of Congress regarding the worsening situation in Sri Lanka. The New Jersey congressman was joined by his co-chair on the Caucus, U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL), in introducing this bill.
Long Branch, NJ - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement through his district representative, Alex Maldonado, at a press conference this afternoon with public officials and environmentalists voicing support for the acquisition of the Takanassee Beach Club.
Jersey City, NJ -- After touring the Jersey City Medical Center, a facility which provides medical services to a large population of uninsured children, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Albio Sires (D-NJ) today said they are working in Washington to strengthen the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), known in New Jersey as FamilyCare, so that it would reach thousands of more uninsured children in New Jersey.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, lauded the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which was approved by the House last night, for its commitment to Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and military parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The New Jersey congressman issued the following statement.
(Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and Rep.
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 legislation reauthorizing the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA), the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) and the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA).
Washington, D.C. – Committee leaders responded today to a new report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that ignores widely accepted data indicating that six million uninsured children are eligible to participate in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) or Medicaid. The HHS report asserts that there are approximately one million eligible but uninsured children nationwide, an estimate six times lower than what the leading research indicates.
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. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007.
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted on and passed gang legislation introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), which is closely tied to the Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2007 introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and co-sponsored by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ).