111th Congress

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., issued the following statement on Wednesday on the agreements reached by the White House with the pharmaceutical and hospital industries:

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, released the following statement today commending the Fiscal Year 2010 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for its commitment to Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and military parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The bill was passed through the House Committee on Appropriations last night.

WASHINGTON – Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) have introduced legislation that confronts public health threats by investing in the public health veterinary workforce. The Veterinary Public Health Education and Workforce Act (H.R. 2999)creates new programs for training veterinarians and offers additional federal support for them to protect public health.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following statement this morning at a hearing on the healthcare reform draft proposal released by the three committees of jurisdiction last week- Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., sent the following letter to the National Park Service on Friday requesting a detailed update on the status of the lease agreement between Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) and Fort Hancock at the Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook Unit. The letter asks several questions regarding adequate proof of funds and the possible termination of the lease.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., an original co-sponsor of the landmark tobacco control legislation signed into law on Monday by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony, said the new regulatory authority over the production and marketing of tobacco products will save lives, reduce smoking-related illnesses and protect young people from an addiction that takes a tighter grip the longer they smoke.

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell and Frank Pallone, Jr welcomed the decision by Chris Christie to participate in the upcoming congressional hearing on deferred prosecution agreements and urged him to finally provide answers to all the unknown and undisclosed information on his use of deferred prosecution agreements.

Washington, DC – U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. announced on Friday a health care reform plan that will ensure affordable, quality health care — a critical fix to an unsustainably expensive system that hurts families and puts American businesses at a global disadvantage. The plan is the product of work among three House committees and three subcommittees, including the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, which is chaired by Pallone.