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Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) touted H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act as it was signed into law today by President Trump. Pallone, the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, was one of the lead negotiators on the final bipartisan bill that overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate earlier this fall.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a troubling new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report today detailing the Trump Administration's haphazard efforts to reunify families separated at the border due to the so-called "zero tolerance" policy.
By Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
President Trump has no problem telling a lie. But last week the President wrote a brazen opinion piece for USA Today on health care that took his lies to a new level. The piece so thoroughly distorted the facts that one has to wonder if there is anyone left in the White House who values the truth.
Dear Neighbors,
When I travel throughout New Jersey, I hear constantly about the opioid epidemic that is devastating our communities. More than 2,200 people died from drug overdoses in 2016, nearly a 40 percent increase in the death toll from the previous year. Thousands more individuals and families face the debilitating realities of addiction. That is why I have made it a priority to address the opioid epidemic in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which reauthorized the Safe Drinking Water Act for the first time in 20 years providing significant new funding to state and local governments to improve drinking water infrastructure nationwide. Pallone, the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led House Democrats in the bipartisan negotiations and helped pass the bill last month. The President is now expected to sign the legislation into law.
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch with local leaders and health professionals to highlight bipartisan legislation passed in Congress last week to expand access to treatment and make long-term progress in addressing the opioid epidemic. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House and Energy Commerce Committee, was a lead House negotiator on H.R. 6: The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which was agreed on between House and Senate health leaders.
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6: The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bipartisan package of provisions to expand access to treatment and make long-term progress in addressing the opioid epidemic. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House and Energy Commerce Committee, was a lead House negotiators on this final bipartisan bill that was negotiated between House and Senate health leaders.
Dear Neighbors,
Recently, I have taken part in small business roundtables with local entrepreneurs. Small business owners are so important to growing our economy and creating quality jobs in the 21st century. We need to be investing in technology and creating policies that help these innovators succeed. I'm thankful for the insights of those taking part in the roundtables and I look forward to bringing their ideas back to Washington.
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a roundtable with entrepreneurs and discussed policies that can create quality jobs in New Jersey. Congressman Pallone is the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees many important issues vital to business, including the internet.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Rutgers University has been awarded six National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling more than $2,700,000.
"Rutgers University continues to show its dedication to pursing new scientific initiatives," Pallone said. "I am extremely proud of their accomplishments and I look forward to any new scientific research these funds will support."
The NSF grants include:
"Tripods+X:Res: Collaborative Research: Identification of Gene Regulatory Network Function from Data,"- $190,000.