111th Congress
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.
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 in response to the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on medical devices. The report was required as part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Revitalization Act of 2007. The New Jersey congressman was one of the lead authors of that law.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following statement on the House floor this afternoon urging support of H.R. 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. The New Jersey congressman is the lead sponsor of the legislation, which will ensure that 11 million American children have access to quality health care coverage.
Next week change is finally coming to Washington. Over the last two years, the American people have heard a lot about change, but what exactly will that change be and what will it mean to our constituents?
Today, change begins here in the House. Today, we will vote on legislation that will strengthen the Children's Health Insurance Program so that we can ensure 11 million children have access to quality health care.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to comments made yesterday by former U.S. attorney Christopher J. Christie that if he were governor he would release emails "in the interest of transparency."
WASHINGTON, DC —Today House Democratic leaders introduced legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance currently for more than 7 million children. This legislation will protect coverage for those children and expand it to include an additional 4 million children who would otherwise be uninsured.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today was once again chosen by his Democratic colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to chair the committee's powerful Subcommittee on Health. The New Jersey congressman served in the same position for the last two years during the 110th Congress.