111th Congress
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today to honor the 39th annual Earth Day. The New Jersey congressman, who will be working to pass comprehensive energy legislation this year, believes the issue of global warming is at a critical juncture and needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., announced today that the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Park received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February.
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 at a subcommittee hearing this morning on H.R.847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008.
Washington, D.C. - The long-sought effort to gain official recognition of the Armenian Genocide will continue this week when the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues holds a memorial observance on Wednesday, in advance of the April 24 anniversary of the mass killing that took the lives of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. and U.S. Rep. Mark Steven Kirk announced on Tuesday.
Washington, D.C. --- Acting to provide needed medical care for emergency response personnel, recovery workers and survivors of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., chairman of the The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, announced on Monday a public hearing on the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act of 2009."
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced today that Superfund sites in Marlboro and Sayreville will receive funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February. With 114 sites on the National Priorities List (NPL), New Jersey has more Superfund sites than any other state in the country.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, announced today that New Jersey will receive $34 million in funds over two years for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The funding is provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, announced today that New Jersey will receive $5.9 million in funds for immunization operations and infrastructure necessary to implement a comprehensive immunization program through the Section 317 program. The funding is provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in February.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), praise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing to add the contaminated areas along the Raritan Bay in Old Bridge and Sayreville to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund Sites. The EPA's announcement came one day after the lawmakers wrote a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging the agency to designate the site as a Superfund site.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., who is spearheading the health reform effort in Congress, issued the following statement on Tuesday on the release of a report showing that nearly 2.4 million people in New Jersey went without health insurance at some time over the past two years: