Frank Pallone

It is too easy to focus on the benefits of broadband new media and multitude of cable and satellite TV channels and forget how many people lack access to such opportunities.

The way Americans consume media and the variety of content available to them has grown significantly over the past decade.

It is unacceptable. In fact, Iran has a better maternal mortality rate than we do here in the United States.

This is going to give us the information to understand why it is happening and what we need to do to fix it.

As a mother, as a citizen, and a lawmaker, I believe we can and we must do better.

We have to take vital steps towards moving this bill in Congress and I believe we are going to save lives and prevent more families from suffering the profound loss of a cherished family member.

Reducing maternal deaths in the United States must be a public health priority.

Shamefully, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. has increased while most of the rest of the developed world has actually fallen.

It is critical that we have the necessary data to understand the underlying causes of maternal deaths and identify strategies that can help us combat it.

We have a responsibility to understand why this is happening and what we should be doing to combat this crisis.

Hundreds of women die each year from pregnancy-related or pregnancy-associated complications in the United States, and more than 60 percent of these deaths are preventable.

I have no additional speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, let me just say these are commonsense initiatives that help address the drug pricing issue. As I have said before, we still need to do a lot more, and…

I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan initiative, and I yield back the balance of my time.

It's so important that Congress enacted my SANDy Act earlier this year to help ensure our critical communications networks have access to the resources they need to stay online during a disaster.

America asks so much of our emergency workers, the least we can do is make sure they have the best and most up-to-date tools to do their jobs.

The American people have not been fooled by Republicans' claims about their giant tax scam.

I have long criticized states, including New Jersey, of diverting 911 fees.

That is why it so important that Congress enacted my SANDy Act earlier this year to help ensure our critical communications networks have access to the resources they need to stay on line during a disaster.

It seems almost every week we are reminded of the critical role first responders play in keeping people safe.

America asks so much of our emergency workers and the least we can do is make sure they have the best and most up-to-date tools to do their jobs.

I want to thank Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Napolitano, and all the leadership on both the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for putting this bill together. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to talk about the…

It has been a year now since this subcommittee last held a hearing on wildfires.

Today's discussion is important to help Congress understand the different ways we might expand innovative, value-based care in our Medicare program.

I have no additional speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Chair, LNG exports are clearly a priority for this administration, and I see no indication that this trajectory is changing, so we don't need this bill to…

This bill is unnecessary because the Department of Energy is aggressively approving liquefied natural gas exports. DOE currently conducts a public interest review of all applications to export LNG to a country without a free trade…