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WASHINGTON, DC —Today House Democratic leaders introduced legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance currently for more than 7 million children. This legislation will protect coverage for those children and expand it to include an additional 4 million children who would otherwise be uninsured.

Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to comments made yesterday by former U.S. attorney Christopher J. Christie that if he were governor he would release emails "in the interest of transparency."

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today was once again chosen by his Democratic colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to chair the committee's powerful Subcommittee on Health. The New Jersey congressman served in the same position for the last two years during the 110th Congress.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, today announced U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) as the incoming co-chairman of the Caucus in the 111th Congress. Kirk will succeed Knollenberg as co-chairman and will serve with Pallone in that capacity.

Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans face significant financial risks, according to a GAO report released today. These private plans charge exorbitant cost sharing fees that are much higher than original fee-for-service Medicare and often design elaborate and illegal “prenotification” hurdles to leave beneficiaries bearing much of the cost burden of their care.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement today lauding President-elect Barack Obama's choice of former Senator Tom Daschle as his nominee for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Director of the White House Office of Health Reform. The New Jersey congressman also commended the choice of Dr. Jeanne Lambrew as the Deputy Director of the White House health office.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today praising President-elect Obama's choice of former New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) commissioner Lisa Jackson as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ, founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, issued the following statement today on last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.