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A week does not go by without at least one or two Republican Senators coming forward and saying, what many of us have known for months that the president's Iraq strategy has failed.
First, it was Senators Lugar and Voinovich. Then, last week, Senator Domenici joined them in saying that a serious change in course is needed. And then on Monday Senator Snowe told NBC News that the time has come for binding legislation to bring home most of our troops.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today supported the College Cost Reduction Act, which includes the single largest increase in college aid since the G.I. bill was passed in 1944 and at no new cost to the American taxpayer.
Washington D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2900, also known as the. "FDA Amendments Act of 2007", by a vote of 403-16. The legislation originated with the Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health. It improves current drug safety provisions, encourages greater transparency and timeliness in the drug review process, and reauthorizes the Food and Drug Administration’s essential user fee programs.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following statement today during floor debate on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments Act (H.R. 2900).
Washington, D.C. --- In light of a decision yesterday by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that said local environmental regulations cannot preempt federal rules that cover railways, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials to conduct a hearing on his Clean Railroads Act of 2007.
Washington, D.C. --- Five New Jersey lawmakers sent a letter today to U.S. Army Materiel Command Commanding General Benjamin S. Griffin saying that the Army's plan to move 49 employees from Fort Monmouth to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) violates the 2005 Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) Report. In the letter, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R.
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; Adam Schiff (D-CA) and George Radanovich (R-CA), lead sponsors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution; and Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a co-sponsor of the resolution and the only Armenian-American Member of Congress, announced today that 219 Members of the House of Representatives have added their name as co-signers in support of the Armenian Genocide Recognition Resolution.
WASHINGTON, D.C— Today, Senators Edward Kennedy and Tom Harkin and Representatives John Dingell and Frank Pallone introduced the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act of 2007 that would create an insurance program for adults who become functionally disabled.
The measure would provide a cash benefit to help obtain services and supports, while providing those with disabilities more choices on community participation, education, and employment.
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 in response to comments by President Bush that Congress should focus on tax proposals instead of strengthening the successful State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Interior to investigate the three-year-old lease agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) involving the redevelopment of Fort Hancock. The New Jersey congressman formally requested the investigation in a letter sent today to Earl Devaney, the Inspector General at the Interior Department. (A COPY OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS.)