Media

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, met today with five students from the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) High School in Sandy Hook. The students were visiting Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Finals Competition, which were held from April 25 to April 27.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement today to announce that he will hold an emergency hearing in his subcommittee on Thursday, April 30 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing, will address the nationwide public health emergency declared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday in response to an outbreak of the swine influenza virus.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Tim Bishop (D-NY), and Brian P. Bilbray (R-CA) and U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and George Voinovich (R-OH) introduced legislation today requiring tough new beach water quality testing and public notification standards so beachgoers are better informed about the safety of their beaches.

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 at a subcommittee hearing this morning on H.R.847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., announced today that the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Park received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today to honor the 39th annual Earth Day. The New Jersey congressman, who will be working to pass comprehensive energy legislation this year, believes the issue of global warming is at a critical juncture and needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

Washington, D.C. - The long-sought effort to gain official recognition of the Armenian Genocide will continue this week when the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues holds a memorial observance on Wednesday, in advance of the April 24 anniversary of the mass killing that took the lives of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. and U.S. Rep. Mark Steven Kirk announced on Tuesday.

Washington, D.C. --- Acting to provide needed medical care for emergency response personnel, recovery workers and survivors of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., chairman of the The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, announced on Monday a public hearing on the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act of 2009."