115th Congress
New Brunswick, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. visited Rutgers University together to tour the campus' Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS). Pallone invited Commissioner Gottlieb to Rutgers to discuss the university center's leading role in the advancement of innovative technology known as continuous manufacturing, which could revolutionize the development of pharmaceutical products.
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for Sandy victims to complete mitigation projects using Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) funding by 3 years. Last month, Pallone and members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation asked FEMA Administrator William "Brock" Long to extend the deadline.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full committee hearing on "Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data:" You can find video of Congressman Pallone questioning Mr. Zuckerberg at here: https://www.facebook.com/RepFrankPallone/videos/10155799230412732/
Thank you for being here today, Mr. Zuckerberg.
Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) and full committee Vice Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) today issued the following statement calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign:
Long Branch, NJ — Today at Dean's Natural Food Market in Ocean, NJ, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) discussed the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018 (H.R. 5425). Pallone's bill would update front-of-package labeling requirements in order to prevent misleading health claims and require updates to the ingredient list on packaged foods, as well as other needed changes.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation in calling on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reopen the public comment period for its sweeping offshore drilling plan. The lawmakers asked that New Jersey residents have the opportunity to express their concerns with drilling and the threat it poses to the New Jersey economy.
Washington, D.C – Today, Congressman Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Rutgers School of Public Health was awarded a $345,587 grant from the National Cancer Institute. The grant will go towards researching the impact of advertising on tobacco usage and public health.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to meet with New Jersey Democratic Members of Congress about the Trump administration's sweeping offshore drilling plan that has received bipartisan criticism across the state. The request comes after Secretary Zinke met with Republican members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation without extending an invitation to Democrats.
Long Branch, N.J. – Today in Highland Park outside a former vaping shop, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), municipal leaders and health advocate called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to regulate "Juuling" and protect children from its harmful effects. Earlier this month, Pallone sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb voicing his concerns over FDA's decision to delay a rule that will allow JUUL to stay on the market until 2022 without premarket review by the FDA.
Washington, DC – Today as part of the omnibus spending package, the House provided funding for the Beach Act Grant program. Beach Act grants were originally established in 2000 by a bill authored by Pallone and late-Senator Frank Lautenberg. Under the BEACH Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to work with states to ensure they use the latest science to sample and test beach waters to protect the public's health. If tests come back positive for contaminants then the state is required to close the beach until it is clean.