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Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded the $263.6 million in federal funding New Jersey will receive to expand broadband access in the state. The funding comes from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Pallone fought for as Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee last Congress. The state will primarily use the funding to build out broadband infrastructure in locations that currently do not have it and to upgrade digital networks in areas that lack a reliable connection.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today, one day before the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization:
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued a statement today on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to a Joint Session of Congress. Pallone will welcome Edison Mayor Sam Joshi as his guest to the address and will bring the Prime Minister into the House of Representatives as a member of the official Congressional Escort Committee.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today on PhRMA filing a lawsuit challenging the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions empowering Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for seniors:
New Brunswick, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today to call for more transparent food labels and better guidance for consumers. In April, Pallone introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act to make food labels more consumer friendly and easier to understand.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today denouncing the ongoing epidemic of abusive robocalls practices exacerbated by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Facebook, Inc. v.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Perth Amboy has been awarded $40,909 in federal grant funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The Borough will use the funding to send 18 firefighters to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class to become National Registry and New Jersey certified EMTs.
Woodbridge, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) provided an update today on bipartisan legislation that will help consumers compare and better understand the cost of health care services across different hospitals. Pallone recently introduced the Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act or the PATIENT Act, which strengthens transparency requirements for both hospitals and insurers by requiring them to display price information in a format that consumers can easily understand.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded new investments from the Biden Administration to support the conservation and protection of whales. The U.S. Department of Commerce will devote $82 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the conservation of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in reaction to Merck’s lawsuit to block the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions empowering Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for seniors: