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Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives last night approved a water resources development conference report that authorizes federal funding for the South River Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project. The project was requested by U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ).
Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka, submitted testimony at a House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia hearing yesterday. The title of the hearing was "Political Crises in South Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal".
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives last night approved a water resources development conference report that authorizes $15 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move ahead with small-scale watershed restoration projects like stream bank restoration in Marlboro, said U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), who requested the project be included in the final report.
At a time when there are serious problems in our health care system, the Children's Health Insurance Program, otherwise known as CHIP, has a proven track record.
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 after the House passed the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act.
The American people are demanding this Congress take action to responsibly end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home safely.
Newark, NJ - United States Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and United States Representative Frank Pallone today joined with child health advocates and beneficiaries of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) to call on Congress to approve the reauthorizing measures that will be before both the House and Senate this week. In New Jersey, S-CHIP, known as FamilyCare, provides health benefits for 126,000 children and over 80,000 adults, who would otherwise not have coverage.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Interior has agreed to investigate Sandy Hook Partners' lease agreement to redevelop Fort Hancock.
Yesterday both the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee began marking up the CHAMP Act---a comprehensive bill that ensures millions of vulnerable children have access to health insurance through the Children's Health Insurance Program, otherwise known as CHIP.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, denounced the tactics of the Committee Republicans that prevented a markup of the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act from moving forward.