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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."

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced today that Superfund sites in Marlboro and Sayreville will receive funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February. With 114 sites on the National Priorities List (NPL), New Jersey has more Superfund sites than any other state in the country.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, announced today that New Jersey will receive $5.9 million in funds for immunization operations and infrastructure necessary to implement a comprehensive immunization program through the Section 317 program. The funding is provided 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. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, announced today that New Jersey will receive $34 million in funds over two years for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The funding is provided 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. (D-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), praise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing to add the contaminated areas along the Raritan Bay in Old Bridge and Sayreville to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund Sites. The EPA's announcement came one day after the lawmakers wrote a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging the agency to designate the site as a Superfund site.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), sent the following letter today to Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The lawmakers wrote to urge that the EPA place the contaminated areas along the Raritan Bay in Old Bridge and Sayreville on the National Priorities List of Superfund Sites. They also requested that the EPA aggressively pursue cleanup cost recovery from all parties that have contributed to the contamination.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., who is spearheading the health reform effort in Congress, issued the following statement on Tuesday on the release of a report showing that nearly 2.4 million people in New Jersey went without health insurance at some time over the past two years:

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 the fifth in a series of hearings focused on making health care work for American families. Today's hearing addresses how to save money by improving quality and lowering costs.