111th Congress
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement today on President Obama's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Budget.
"Today, President Obama unveiled a budget that makes a significant commitment to reforming our nation's health care system. The $634 billion reserve fund puts real money on the table towards achieving our goal of universal health care coverage.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 omnibus bill that includes his request of $950,000 for the design, construction and furnishing of a new domestic violence shelter that is approximately 15,000 square feet and capable of housing up to 12 families at a given time.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 omnibus bill that includes his request of $950,000 for New Brunswick to make road improvements along College Avenue to support Rutgers University's redesign of College Avenue.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 omnibus bill that includes his request of $475,000 for the Sandy Hook Multi-Use Pathway.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 omnibus bill today that includes his request of $475,000 for the South Amboy Intermodal Transportation Station to improve access, increase safety and enhance passenger accommodations at the facility.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 omnibus bill that includes funding for the South River and Millbrook flood control project and the maintenance dredging of the Raritan River.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 omnibus bill that includes his request of funds that will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue critical shore protection and flood control projects in Monmouth County.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement today after U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar announced plans to revamp the Bush administration's last minute offshore drilling plan.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement today praising President Obama for rescinding a Bush administration directive that restricts the ability of states to cover uninsured children through the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, praised President Obama today for signing H.R. 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, into law. The New Jersey congressman is the author of the new law, which was passed earlier today in the House by a vote of 290 to 135.