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Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (NJ-06) bill to increase funding to combat illicit opioid importation passed the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. H.R 5228, the Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN) Act, will also expand the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to prevent illegally manufactured opioids, including heroin and fentanyl, from arriving overseas through the mail.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Democrats released a series of legislative proposals to address abusive robocall practices today. The Democrats announced one bill and two discussion drafts during a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing this morning on Combatting Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing.
Long Branch, NJ — Today at Children's Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and New Jersey non-profit leaders discussed how the GOP Tax law created disincentives toward charitable giving. The law raised the standard deduction and eliminated many itemized deductions, making it less likely that tax filers will continue itemizing, in turn removing an incentive to donate to charitable organizations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06), Co-Chair of the Armenian Issues Caucus, along with 101 members of Congress, sent the following letter to President Trump asking that he commemorate April 24th as a day of American remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. Congressman Pallone helped organize and attended the Armenian Issues Caucus' commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on Capitol Hill that took place this week and on Sunday he will attend the commemoration in Times Square.
Dear Neighbors,
Food labels play an important role in our nation's battle against obesity and diet-related disease. Unfortunately, federal labeling rules have not kept up with the changing marketplace, and food labels do not always provide the clear information that you and your family need to evaluate products and make healthy choices. That is why I introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act.
My bill will:
1) Direct the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary to establish a single, standard front of package nutrition labeling system
New Brunswick, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. visited Rutgers University together to tour the campus' Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS). Pallone invited Commissioner Gottlieb to Rutgers to discuss the university center's leading role in the advancement of innovative technology known as continuous manufacturing, which could revolutionize the development of pharmaceutical products.
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for Sandy victims to complete mitigation projects using Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) funding by 3 years. Last month, Pallone and members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation asked FEMA Administrator William "Brock" Long to extend the deadline.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full committee hearing on "Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data:" You can find video of Congressman Pallone questioning Mr. Zuckerberg at here: https://www.facebook.com/RepFrankPallone/videos/10155799230412732/
Thank you for being here today, Mr. Zuckerberg.
Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) and full committee Vice Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) today issued the following statement calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign:
Long Branch, NJ — Today at Dean's Natural Food Market in Ocean, NJ, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) discussed the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018 (H.R. 5425). Pallone's bill would update front-of-package labeling requirements in order to prevent misleading health claims and require updates to the ingredient list on packaged foods, as well as other needed changes.