Press Releases

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, gave the following speech today at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C.

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, sent letters today to both U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharian, regarding the May Armenian Parliamentary elections.

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday criticizing Turkey for making improper threats against the United States if Congress considers a bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, gave the following statement at today's subcommittee hearing on "Covering the Uninsured through the Eyes of a Child."

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following statement on the House floor last night during debate on a House Resolution expressing opposition to President Bush's plan to send 21,500 additional troops to Iraq. A vote on the resolution is expected Friday morning.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) and U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today introduced companion bills in their respected chambers that will undo U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations weakening toxic reporting requirements that have been in place nearly two decades. They announced the legislation at a news conference today on Capitol Hill. In the Senate, the bill is co-sponsored by U.S. Sens.

Washington, D.C. --- This morning, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following statement on the House floor in support of a bipartisan House Resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send 21,500 additional troops to Iraq. Later this week, during debate on the floor, the New Jersey congressman will speak more in depth about his opposition to the president's plan and why he does not believe it is in the best interest of our nation.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representatives Tom Udall (D-NM), Todd Platts (R-PA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Mark Udall (D-CO), Chris Shays (R-CT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jerry McNerny (D-CA) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) today introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a federal Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requiring electric utilities to acquire 20 percent of their electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources by 2020.