“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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Frank Pallone

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Frank Joseph Pallone is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Pallone has been a prominent advocate for health care reform, environmental protection, and consumer rights. He has played a key role in shaping legislation related to public health and climate change, often speaking out against policies he views as detrimental to these areas.

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Jun 22, 2020

I championed legislation included in the Heroes Act that would require insurers to cover COVID-19 treatment with no cost-sharing.

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Jun 22, 2020

Fortunately, last month the House passed the Heroes Act, which provides our public health agencies with the mandate and the resources to ensure we are prepared going forward.

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Jun 22, 2020

The Trump administration failed to bring COVID-19 testing to scale in the early months of the pandemic.

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Jun 22, 2020

I have introduced a bill, the TRACE Act, which calls for a $100 million for testing and contact tracing.

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Jun 22, 2020

On April 28th, President Trump said testing in the United States would surpass five million per day.

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Jun 22, 2020

This cannot continue - we need federal public health experts to take more of a leadership role, and this Administration is failing to allow that.

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Jun 22, 2020

I am very critical of the president for a lack of leadership from the start of this pandemic, which I think continues.

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Jun 22, 2020

This was an extremely reckless action, and unfortunately it continues the President's pattern of ignoring the advice of his own public health experts.

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Jun 22, 2020

I think is going to lead more deaths and more needless suffering.

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Jun 22, 2020

I can't imagine that NIH or CDC would suggest this as a best practice in the face of this pandemic.

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Jun 22, 2020

This cannot continue. I think we need federal public health experts to take more of a leadership role, and this administration is failing to allow that.

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Jun 22, 2020

Admiral Giroir, yes or no, are we currently in the United States conducting five million tests per day?

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