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Washington, D.C. --- In an effort to improve access to quality medical care for nearly two million American Indians and Alaska Natives, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), Don Young (R-AK) and Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) today introduced long-overdue legislation to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) – the cornerstone federal law that directs the delivery of health services to these communities.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. and U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) praised the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for passing legislation that requires 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 this morning at a subcommittee hearing to review the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., introduced legislation today that would set a nationwide uniform tracking system for medical waste and would set standards for the handling, disposal and treatment of this waste.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. expressed disappointment today that only one beach replenishment project in New Jersey received funds through the administration's Fiscal Year 2010 budget.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing this morning on H.R. 1346, the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Bart Stupak, and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., wrote to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the agency to reexamine its decision in December to approve a medical device manufactured by ReGen Biologics, Inc. over the objection of FDA scientists.
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) announced today that the Middlesex County Improvement Authority will receive $1 million to help clean up contaminated and polluted sites. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Program.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., today announced that the City of Plainfield will receive two brownfields assessment grants totaling $400,000 and an additional $200,000 in funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. applauded the administration's policy change to allow beach replenishment projects to compete for funding in the budget. However, they expressed concern that the administration's Fiscal Year 2010 budget only allocated $45 million for beach replenishment projects nationwide, an amount the Army Corps of Engineers' could use for New Jersey projects alone.