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July 27, 2010
100 DaysIt's been a busy 100 days for us in Congress. From reigning in Wall Street excesses with comprehensive financial regulation reform to protecting and creating American jobs, we are working...
Pallone Receives Support of Top Environmental Groups - 10/28/2010Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) Thursday appeared on the Shore in Long Branch with key members of New Jersey′s environmental advocacy organizations. Roy Diehl from the Belford... Read more. |
Anna Little′s Education ′Solution′ ... And Its Consequences - 10/27/2010This is a time when a quality education for our children takes on increased importance - A time when we want to give young people the skills they need to compete in an ... Read more. |
Pallone Launches Investigation of Insurance Rate Hikes - 9/24/2010U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. announced on Friday that he has launched a probe of the double-digit rate hikes for long-term care insurance, starting with companies that imposed the sudden... Read more. |
′PATIENT′S BILL OF RIGHTS′ MARKS A MILESTONE - 9/21/2010Insurance companies will no longer be allowed to drop coverage when people get sick. Lifetime caps will no longer be allowed. Annual caps will be phased out. Children with pre-existing... Read more. |
Pallone & Pascrell To Hold NJ Hearing On Sports Concussions Among School-Age Athletes - 9/3/2010Insurance companies will no longer be allowed to drop coverage when people get sick. Lifetime caps will no longer be allowed. Annual caps will be phased out. Children with pre-existing... Read more. |
Pallone Announces $39.7 Million Broadband Grant to Improve First Responder Capabilities in New Jersey - 8/18/2010U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Wednesday announced the award of a $39.7 million broadband grant to establish a dedicated radio network to improve communications amongst first responders in... Read more. |
Pallone Urges Administration To Maintain School Lunch Program - 5/18/2010U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. joined with the New Jersey Anti Hunger Coalition and Assemblyman Gary Schaer on Tuesday to urge Governor Chris Christie to refrain from cutting state funds... Read more. |
Main St. To Wall St. - Big Banks Need Reform - 5/6/2010The damage to the economy and resulting financial hardship for everyday Americans caused by the Wall Street meltdown should not be allowed to happen again, according to U.S. Rep. Frank... Read more. |
Pallone Welcomes Move To Halt Planned Drilling Off Virginia - 5/6/2010U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement on Thursday welcoming the move by the Obama Administration to halt the plan to put oil drills off the coast of Virginia and to... Read more. |
NJ SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN CALL ON ADMINISTRATION TO REVERSE DECISION TO DRILL ALONG EAST COAST - 4/30/2010Today, New Jersey′s two U.S. Senators and two of the state′s Members of Congress called on the Obama administration to reverse its announced plans to open up the East Coast of... Read more. |
Health Reform: What Repeal Would Mean to America - 4/28/2010One key provision in health reform legislation would end the practice of an insurance company canceling someone′s coverage when they get sick - known as "rescission"; ... Read more. |
Pallone Urges Administration To Abandon Offshore Drilling Plan - 4/27/2010U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. the sponsor of legislation that would ban offshore drilling along the North- and Mid-Atlantic States, issued the following statement on Tuesday in response to... Read more. |
Witness List Announced for Hearing on Chewing Tobacco - 4/12/2010"Smokeless Tobacco: Impact on the Health of our Nation′s Youth and Use in Major League Baseball" Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced on Monday the list of witnesses... Read more. |
Pallone Joins Students In Praise of Improved Student Aid - 4/6/2010Speaking to Rutgers students and others on Tuesday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. called the Student Aid bill just approved by Congress "the most significant investment in college... Read more. |
Pallone Announces Hearing on Chewing Tobacco - 4/6/2010Speaking to Rutgers students and others on Tuesday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. called the Student Aid bill just approved by Congress "the most significant investment in college... Read more. |
Offshore Drilling Expanded - 4/2/2010Speaking to Rutgers students and others on Tuesday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. called the Student Aid bill just approved by Congress "the most significant investment in college... Read more. |
Pallone, Local Officials & Environmental Groups Will Join To Fight Offshore Drilling - 4/1/2010Reacting to the announced plan to allow offshore drilling along the Atlantic Coast, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. will join with local officials and environmental organizations to... Read more. |
PALLONE STATEMENT Emphasizes Affordability of Health Reform - 3/30/2010Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., one of the authors of the health care reform plan, issued the following statement on Tuesday following the bill signing by President Barack Obama of the... Read more. |
Congress Approves Jobs Legislation - 3/24/2010Lawmakers approved the Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Act on Wednesday, a bill that will create thousands of jobs in New Jersey and build on the progress of the bipartisan HIRE... Read more. |
Pallone: Recovery Act Has Created Jobs, Stabilized N.J. Economy Over Past Year - 2/17/2010U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. on Wednesday made the following statement on the one year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act becoming law. - U.S. Rep.... Read more. |
Doctors, Hospital Officials & Patient Groups Join Pallone In Urging Repeal of Insurance Industry′s Anti-Trust Exemption - 2/17/2010New Brunswick, NJ - Insurance companies should not be exempt from anti-trust laws according to doctors, hospital administrators and consumer groups that participated in a policy forum... Read more. |
Twittering health care reform: Rep. Frank Pallone holds his first-ever Twitter town hall - 12/23/2009Quick, sum up the health care reform debate in 140 characters or less. Impossible, right? But that′s what Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.) attempted to do this week when he held... Read more. |
Pallone Statement on Senate′s Action on Health Reform - 12/21/2009Quick, sum up the health care reform debate in 140 characters or less. Impossible, right? But that′s what Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.) attempted to do this week when he held... Read more. |
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - 12/9/2009Today, the House will consider three hours of general debate on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill′s common-sense reforms, holding Wall Street and... Read more. |
Pallone Calls for Explanation of H1N1 Vaccine Distribution - 12/8/2009After learning of a repeat instance of preferential treatment in the distribution of H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine by large corporations that defied medical guidelines, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone,... Read more. |
Pallone Condemns California for Withdrawing Mammograms - 12/8/2009U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement on Tuesday after he learned that the California Health And Human Services Agency withdrew subsidies for mammograms for women... Read more. |
Congressman Frank Pallone helps give N.J. Democrats a voice - 11/19/2009WASHINGTON - Frank Pallone lazily stretches back on the leather chair in his office, his long legs ranging forward toward his guest, an Army officer in the new crisp dress blues that... Read more. |
Health Reform & Job Creation - 11/9/2009Washington, D.C. - The health care reform bill approved by the House of Representatives late Saturday night would create jobs, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. said on Monday. New funding... Read more. |
Pallone Questions Flu Vaccine Distribution - 11/5/2009Washington, D.C. --- Responding to news accounts about the distribution of the limited supply of the H1N1 flu vaccine to top Wall Street firms, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. on Thursday... Read more. |
′Ryan White′ Program Signed By Obama - 10/30/2009Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. went to the White House on Friday for the "Ryan White" bill-signing ceremony with President Barack Obama and others.A proven... Read more. |
Long-term care insurance program gains in House - 10/27/2009House health care legislation expected within days is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help seniors and disabled people stay out of nursing homes, senior... Read more. |
Small Business Faces Sharp Rise in Costs of Health Care - 10/25/2009As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the steepest rise in insurance premiums they have seen in... Read more. |
New life for the public option - 10/25/2009The resurrection of the public option is the latest and one of the most surprising turns in the long battle over legislation to overhaul the nation′s health-care system. Under... Read more. |
Pallone Announces Action on 9/11 Bill - 9/12/2009New York City - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., announced on Tuesday that he will be scheduling a mark-up of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 in the Energy and... Read more. |
CNN Poll: Double-digit post-speech jump for Obama plan - 9/10/2009"Going into the speech, a bare majority of his audience - 53 percent - favored his proposals. Immediately after the speech, that figure rose to 67 percent," WASHINGTON (CNN)... Read more. |
Pallone Welcomes New Tobacco Center, Praises Newly-Appointed Director - 8/19/2009Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., a co-sponsor of the recently-enacted legislation that will regulate tobacco products welcomed the new Center for Tobacco Products and... Read more. |
Landmark Food Safety Advanced By House - 7/30/2009U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone′s long-fought effort to keep contaminants out of the food supply gained significant congressional momentum on Thursday with the approval by the House of... Read more. |
Tobacco Bill Becomes Law - 6/22/2009Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., an original co-sponsor of the landmark tobacco control legislation signed into law on Monday by President Barack Obama at a White House... Read more. |
Congressional Hearings On Health Care Reform Plan - 6/22/2009WASHINGTON, DC - Launching the next phase of the congressional effort to reform the nation′s health care system, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday will... Read more. |
Pallone Praises House Approval of Tobacco Bill - 6/12/2009Washington, 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... Read more. |
NJ congressmen play key roles in health care effort - 6/12/2009WASHINGTON - Momentum to overhaul the nation′s health care system is so strong that reform legislation could be ready by the end of July, according to two New Jersey House members... Read more. |
U.S. House committees shape universal health care plan - 6/11/2009WASHINGTON -- Three powerful House committees have settled on a historic bill to provide the nation′s first universal health care plan -- a $1.2 trillion program that would require... Read more. |
Pallone′s Food Safety Measure Advances - 6/10/2009Washington D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone′s long-fought effort to keep contaminants out of the food supply gained significant congressional momentum on Wednesday with the approval... Read more. |
Pallone Says White House Report Underscores Economic Imperative Of Health Care Reform - 6/4/2009Washington, D.C. - The economic importance of health care reform is underscored by a report just issued by the White House, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. said about the detailed analysis... Read more. |
PALLONE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO REGULATE MEDICAL WASTE - 5/21/2009Washington, 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... Read more. |
Jerseyans feel bite of health care costs - 5/13/2009Nearly 1.5 million New Jerseyans spend more than 10 percent of their pre-tax incomes on health care -- and 80 percent of them are insured, an advocacy group said yesterday. Higher... Read more. |
Report Documents Escalating Health Care Costs For Underinsured - 5/12/20091.5 Million New Jerseyans Will Spend More Than 10% Of Income On Health Care |
Report verifies escalating health care costs for underinsured - 5/12/2009Washington, D.C. - As Congress works on comprehensive health care reform a new report documents the growing burden of medical care for the underinsured - those with coverage that... Read more. |
CONGRESSMAN FRANK PALLONE, JR. - 5/11/2009Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., will participate in news teleconference at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009 to discuss the findings of a report by Families USA that... Read more. |
Health Groups Vow Cost Control - 5/11/2009Washington Post Staff Writers - $2 Trillion in Savings Offered Over Decade, White House Says |
Congress Plans Incentives for Healthy Habits - 5/9/2009Washington Post Staff Writers - WASHINGTON - In its effort to overhaul health care, Congress is planning to give employers sweeping new authority to reward employees for healthy... Read more. |
Unemployment May Be Hazardous to Your Health - 5/8/2009Washington Post Staff Writers - Even as the U.S. Labor Department released figures showing that the economy lost more than half a million jobs in April, researchers on Friday... Read more. |
The Recovery Act & New Jersey - 4/28/2009Washington Post Staff Writers - Facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, President Obama and Congressional Democrats proposed and quickly passed the American... Read more. |
Learning from failures of 1994 - 4/23/2009Washington Post Staff Writers - In 1994, when we last tried to reform our nation′s healthcare system, I was still a fairly new member of Congress serving out my third term... Read more. |
Health Care Institute of New Jersey - 4/17/2009A new report that demonstrates the economic impacts - both direct and indirect - of the capital construction investment made by New Jersey′s biopharmaceutical and medical technology... Read more. |
Pallone Says Affordability and Accessibility Are Top Priorities In Health Care Reform - 4/16/2009A new report that demonstrates the economic impacts - both direct and indirect - of the capital construction investment made by New Jersey′s biopharmaceutical and medical technology... Read more. |
2 Jerseyans map health care reform - 4/13/2009New Jersey On-Line - WASHINGTON -- Two veteran New Jersey lawmakers play key roles in drafting a new health insurance law that could create the first national health care... Read more. |
PALLONE STATEMENT AT HEALTH REFORM HEARING ON ′SAVING MONEY, SAVING LIVES′ - 4/2/2009Washington, 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 the fifth... Read more. |
Pallone & Howard Put Focus On Public Health In Reform Efforts - 3/31/2009Health Commissioner Brings NJ Perspective To Capitol Hill Hearing - ′Making Health Care Work For American Families: The Role of Public Health′ - |
SCHIP - The Right RX to Keep Children Healthy - 3/27/2009Asbury Park Press - In his March 15 commentary, John O′Shea of the Center for Policy Research of New Jersey wrote that the State Children′s Health Insurance Program... Read more. |
KENNEDY-PALLONE-DINGELL OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY BY HELPING INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE - 3/25/2009WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, Senator Edward Kennedy, Congressmen Frank Pallone and John Dingell introduced the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act of 2009 that would... Read more. |
PALLONE LAUNCHES STATEWIDE EFFORT TO MAKE HEALTH CARE WORK FOR NEW JERSEY - 3/16/2009Trenton, N.J. --- Joined by a broad variety of New Jersey organizations that are united in calling for health care reform this year, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today launched a... Read more. |
PALLONE TO LAUNCH STATEWIDE EFFORT TO MAKE HEALTH CARE WORK FOR NEW JERSEY - 3/13/2009On Monday, March 16th, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) will launch a major statewide effort at the Statehouse in Trenton to make health care work - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Read more. |
Hospitals growing sicker - 2/19/2009Star Ledger - The recession continues to thrash New Jersey's ailing hospital industry, with philanthropic donations down, cash scarce and a rising number of uninsured patients... Read more. |
State hospitals, staff suffering in recession - 2/18/2009Bergen Record - The recession "has dealt a staggering blow" to New Jersey′s hospitals - from employee layoffs to a decline in elective procedures to a greater demand for... Read more. |
Backbencher of the Week - 2/8/2009Backbencher - This week′s Backbencher of the Week goes to Rep. Frank Pallone(D-NJ-6). |
"Perfect storm" puts hospitals on sickbed - 2/4/2009APP - NEPTUNE - The No. 1 issue for the commissioner of the state Department of Health and Senior Services is protecting the health care delivery system and making sure all... Read more. |
Group advocates caring for our kids - 1/27/2009Courier Post Online - CAMDEN - |
Out-of-reach health insurance one symptom of sick economy - 1/17/2009The Press of Atlantic City - CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - Health insurance is too expensive for the newly jobless to maintain, a report published this month concluded. |
More kids could get health care - 1/14/2009GANNETT NEWS SERVICE - WASHINGTON - In what a Garden State supporter calls the first step toward universal coverage, Congress is dusting off a proposal to expand a popular... Read more. |
Mass. health plan has national appeal - 12/19/2008The Boston Globe - WASHINGTON - Key players in the debate over how to provide healthcare coverage for the nation's 47 million uninsured say they view Massachusetts' landmark 2006... Read more. |
Pallone renews call to boost federal Medicaid spending - 11/13/2008Gannett News Service - WASHINGTON - A Central Jersey congressman today underscored that the federal government must boost its share of the spending on Medicaid, a health... Read more. |
Crohn's survivor turns resolve to stamp campaign - 8/14/2008Star-Ledger - For the last nine years, Gideon Sofer has been working to get a postage stamp that promotes awareness of Crohn′s disease, a chronic intestinal disorder... Read more. |
Prescription for safety Drugmakers open to new fees for foreign plant checks - 5/2/2008Star-Ledger - Facing growing concern about the safety of medicines made abroad, the nation′s pharmaceutical industry signaled yesterday it may be open to a new... Read more. |
Republicans′ Rx for health care: Stall until November - 1/12/2008Associated Press - The Bush administration′s health agenda this year will consist largely of fending off Democratic lawmakers until a new president and Congress take... Read more. |
Children′s health care program stalled Number of kids covered may even decline next year, experts say - 12/26/2007Associated Press - The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children′s health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already... Read more. |
Bush fights against insurance for children already covered - 9/16/2007McClatchy-Tribune News Service - In its effort to stop Congress from expanding a health-insurance program for low-income children to include wealthier families, the... Read more. |
Protect children′s health - 5/15/2007Star-Ledger - The wide mix of groups - children′s advocates, business, hospital and insurance organizations - that rallied in Washington earlier this week to support... Read more. |
Detecting an improved prognosis on health care - 2/16/2007STAR-LEDGER STAFF - WASHINGTON - For Congressman Frank Pallone, this week marked the start of something entirely new. He′s been pressing for more than a... Read more. |
