Frank Pallone

The severity of these issues show the weaknesses in our drinking water infrastructure and how important it is for our drinking water systems to be more resilient to extreme weather and climate change.

This lack of electricity puts lives at risk, and must be addressed.

This lack of electricity puts lives at risk and must be addressed.

Environmental impacts from this season's hurricanes have wreaked havoc and continue to threaten public health in serious and unacceptable ways.

The Federal Government's response to these hurricanes has been disorganized and in the instance of both Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands it has been too little and too late and we must step up our efforts.

I thank Mr. Rush, our ranking member of the subcommittee, for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3043. I support hydropower. It can deliver low-carbon, affordable power if it is well-sited and managed. But these…

I strongly oppose the bill we are considering today. It would undermine environmental protection, protect polluters, and block citizens' access to the courts.

Legal sports betting is supported by a majority of Americans, but outdated Federal law still prevents states that want to legalize it from doing so.

I am hoping we can spend some time today talking about participation of kids and teens in this sport.

We have a responsibility on this Committee to protect the victims of pollution, not the polluters.

But I am most worried about the risks to children.

These models prioritize the patient, with the goal of improving care coordination and patient outcomes while simultaneously lowering costs.

MACRA built upon the successes of the Affordable Care Act to improve the quality and efficiency of the Medicare program, and of our healthcare system more broadly.

We're meeting today to discuss one of the great bipartisan success stories of this committee, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, or MACRA.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing and thank the witnesses for being here today.

The Trump administration's blatant refusal to participate in our committee's legislative process has been a common theme since President Trump took office in January.

It’s totally unacceptable to have a legislative hearing on a bill that will make major changes to the Energy Star program without witnesses from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy.

The days of the administration hiding are over.

The bottom line is, when you start cutting money from the Prevention Fund, you are cutting prevention programs for kids, adults, the disabled, and, most importantly, the opiates. CDC spends a significant amount of money from the Prevention…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 307, nays 111, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 604] YEAS--307 Abraham Aderholt Aguilar Allen Amash…

I want to thank the ranking member of the Rules Committee. I just want to express the tremendous frustration that I have and that Democrats have in general with the way the Republican leadership has handled the CHIP bill, IPAB, and…

Failing to invest wisely in Puerto Rico now will only cost all taxpayers more down the road.

I have serious concerns not only about how PREPA has overseen the effort to restore power in Puerto Rico, but also, more broadly, on how PREPA has managed or, more accurately, mismanaged the grid in Puerto Rico over the years.

Do you know why it took FEMA 10 days to give the Army Corps its mission?

The New York Times recently described the situation of Puerto Rico, quote, 'like going back in time'.