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Says GOP Relentless Effort to Repeal Health Care Reform also Means Repeal of Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act

Rep. Pallone Stands with New Jersey Sierra Club before Shuttered EPA Laboratory, Calling for Reopening of Federal Government

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has approved a mailing address name change, and the section of Hazlet known as West Keansburg will now be serviced under the name Hazlet Township.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) is one of 200 Members of the House Democratic Caucus who sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner demanding a vote on behalf of the American people on the Senate-passed continuing resolution, which would reopen government and end the detrimental, five day long Republican Government Shutdown. The letter, which is signed by 195 voting Members and 5 non-voting delegates, makes clear that there is a bipartisan majority to pass this bill and reopen government now. Below is the full text of the letter:

October 5, 2013

Washington, D.C - Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that he is co-sponsoring a comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week by Democrats.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today, October 1, 2013 on the opening of the health insurance Marketplaces as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

“This is the first day in American history when the uninsured are guaranteed the opportunity to sign up for affordable health insurance. Starting today, everyone, not just the healthy, employed or wealthy, can go online and get covered. Health insurance is no longer a privilege, it is a right.

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) praised the passage in the U. S. House of Representatives of a bill that would to help ensure the safety of compounded drugs and our nation’s pharmaceutical supply chain. Pallone, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, was a coauthor of the bipartisan Drug Quality and Security Act, H.R. 3204.