111th Congress
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., an original co-sponsor of the landmark tobacco control legislation that gained final congressional approval on Friday, said the new regulatory authority over the production and marketing of tobacco products will save lives, improve public health, reduce the medical costs of treating smokers and, most importantly, help protect young people from an addiction that takes a tighter grip the longer they smoke.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing this morning addressing the issue of Follow-on Biologic Drug Competition. The subcommittee hearing met to discuss a Federal Trade Commission Report on the issue.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement this morning at a subcommittee markup of H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
Washington, D.C. --- In an effort to improve access to quality medical care for nearly two million American Indians and Alaska Natives, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), Don Young (R-AK) and Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) today introduced long-overdue legislation to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) – the cornerstone federal law that directs the delivery of health services to these communities.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. and U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) praised the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for passing legislation that requires tough new beach water quality testing and public notification standards so beachgoers are better informed about the safety of their beaches.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement this morning at a subcommittee hearing to review the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., introduced legislation today that would set a nationwide uniform tracking system for medical waste and would set standards for the handling, disposal and treatment of this waste.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. expressed disappointment today that only one beach replenishment project in New Jersey received funds through the administration's Fiscal Year 2010 budget.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing this morning on H.R. 1346, the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Bart Stupak, and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., wrote to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the agency to reexamine its decision in December to approve a medical device manufactured by ReGen Biologics, Inc. over the objection of FDA scientists.