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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and John Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sent the following letter today to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Kerry M. Weems, to express their concerns regarding the backlog of the agency’s reviews of workers' compensation settlements.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, gave the following statement in response to Turkey's decision to remove its ambassador from the United States. The decision comes one day after the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 27 to 21 in support of the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent the following letter today to David Stafford, General Manager of SeaStreak America, Inc., regarding the potential sell of four ferries located in Monmouth County. The New Jersey congressman said he was troubled by these developments and wanted assurances that ferry service would continue without interruption if the ferries are sold. He writes that contingency plans need to be put into place and that the public needs to be informed of any potential changes.

Washington, D.C. --- Today, U.S. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues; Reps.

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 markup of H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Fisheries and Oceans Subcommittee, introduced a resolution today urging the U.S. to take a strong stance in seeking compliance from countries that are in violation of conservation and management recommendations, which were adopted for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and to pursue strengthened conservation and management measures.

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 after President Bush vetoed the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007.

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 on H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.