Press Releases
Ringwood, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) tonight informed residents of Ringwood that he called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to require the Ford Motor Company use an independent laboratory to verify any test results it produces at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund site.
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 the following letter today to Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, asking him to disregard threats made by the Turkish government that they will retaliate against the U.S. if Congress considers a resolution affirming the Armenian Genocide.
The Honorable Tom Lantos
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the $2.7 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 federal budget President Bush submitted to Congress today that did not include any funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Central New Jersey.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to drastic Medicare cuts included in the $2.7 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 federal budget President Bush submitted to Congress today.
Plainfield, NJ -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), local pharmacists, independent pharmacy owners, and New Jersey elected officials joined together today at Rapps Pharmacy in Plainfield to discuss the flawed Medicare Prescription drug benefit and the impact it is having on community pharmacists.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a Member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, made the following statement today regarding the decision by the Federal District Court in New York to allow claims in a WTC-related class-action lawsuit related to air quality at the World Trade Center site to go forward.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to President Bush's State of the Union Address.
Trenton, NJ -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced legislation that he will introduce in the House next week requiring the federal government to reimburse the State of New Jersey the millions of dollars it is now spending to ensure Medicare beneficiaries receive the prescription drugs they were promised by the Bush administration.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following statement at a press conference this afternoon at the Statehouse in which he joined New Jersey Citizen Action to highlight the devastating effects the Republican budget reconciliation bill would have on New Jersey.
Washington, D.C. -- In light of reports that Medicare beneficiaries have been unable to access their medications since the new prescription drug benefit plan took effect on January 1, 2006, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), today asked the 19 organizations who offer stand alone prescription drug plans in New Jersey to provide specific information on how they conducted the implementation of these plans. (A COPY OF THE LETTER PALLONE SENT TO ALL 19 INSURERS FOLLOWS).