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Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) Statement on Criminal Contempt Vote Against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
June 28, 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement today regarding his decision to participate in a “walkout” on a vote to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress:

US: Congressman Frank Pallone visits Shark River dredging project
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**MEDIA ADVISORY** Congressman Pallone to Visit Shark River Inlet Dredging Project
June 25, 2012
Press Release

BELMAR, NJ – Today, Monday, June 25, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) will visit the Shark River Inlet to highlight maintenance dredging that began there on June 20. The dredging is conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers to improve the safety and accessibility of the inlet. Funding for this project was included in the Fiscal Year 2012 budget at Congressman Pallone’s request.

Issues: Environment Fisheries
Congressman Pallone Visits Shark River Inlet Dredging Project
June 25, 2012
Press Release

BELMAR, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today visited the Shark River Inlet to highlight maintenance dredging that began there on June 20. The dredging is conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers to improve the safety and accessibility of the inlet. Funding for this project was included in the Fiscal Year 2012 budget at Congressman Pallone’s request.

Issues: Environment Fisheries
Congressman Pallone Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Title IX
June 23, 2012
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which falls on June 23, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called on all Americans to join him in celebrating the enormous advances America’s women and girls have made since its adoption. A bipartisan achievement, Title IX is a standard that has promoted equal opportunity in educational programs for women and contributed to the athletic and educational achievement of hundreds of thousands of young women.
Issues: Gun Violence Prevention
Statement by Congressman Pallone at the NIH Oversight Hearing
June 21, 2012
Press Release
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, today issued the following statement at an oversight hearing with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Congressman Pallone called for continued support for NIH, which helps improve the health of Americans and strengthens the U.S. economy through its biomedical research and development.
The following is his statement:
“Thank you Mr. Chairman.
Issues: Health Care
Pallone, Menendez, Lautenberg Applaud CMS Decision to Qualify CHIP Parent Populations as “Newly Eligible” for Expanded Health Coverage
June 20, 2012
Press Release
WASHINGTON DC –Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) today praised the decision of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to qualify New Jersey parents previously covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as “newly eligible” for the NJ Medicaid State Plan, thanks to the expansion of coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Issues: Health Care
Statement by Congressman Pallone on the House Passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
June 20, 2012
Press Release
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, released the following statement praising the passage of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety and Innovation Act, which represents an agreement of earlier House and Senate versions of the FDA user-fee reauthorizations:
“I applaud the House passage of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill that will ensure that Americans have access to safe and effective new medicines and medical devices.
Issues: Health Care
House Passes Compromise FDA Reauthorization Measure
June 20, 2012
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Issues: Health Care
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