Frank Pallone

It is cuts like this that lead many economists to say that the Republican CR would simply destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs.

It disturbs me because whether I go to the Health Subcommittee or I go to the Environment Subcommittee or the Energy Subcommittee, I just don't see any effort on the part of the Republicans here or on the floor to create jobs.

The proposed EPA budget will provide EPA with the funding it needs to meet its core mission.

EPA has a very simple but important mission to protect human health and the environment.

Strong and stable tribal governments that establish self-determination are fundamental to the success of Indian Country.

I think it is a place where you can have a lot of new innovative solutions to the challenges that face Indian Country.

It is possible to become a competitive global enterprise and still care about your home. In fact, it is not just possible; it's imperative. There is no easy solution to fix the American economy with persistent and high unemployment, but…

We in my district pride ourselves on being the invention center of the country, or the world, because the heart of my district is Edison, New Jersey, named after Thomas Edison. And Menlo Park where he invented the light bulb and so many…

I call it the ``budget-less'' resolution, because it contains no numbers, no specifics, and worst of all, no ideas for job creation or economic recovery, and it doesn't even include a serious plan to reduce the deficit. This is not the way…

Mr. McKinley mentioned seniors. I would point out that, beginning in 2011, the health care reform provides a 50 percent discount for prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. There are 12,100 Medicare beneficiaries in Representative…

Mr. Speaker, I heard the gentleman from Louisiana say that Members of Congress were not in the exchange, and that is simply not the case. And I don't want to hear it repeated from the other side of the aisle. This current bill that we…

Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to mention the gentleman from Texas was decrying the HHS study about preexisting conditions. These are very serious preexisting conditions: heart disease, cancer, asthma, arthritis, high blood pressure. They are…

Everything that we do shores up Medicare, provides more Medicare, provides more benefits under Medicare for seniors, expands their benefits.

I had an amendment that actually said that the repeal would not go into effect if it actually negatively impacted solvency. It actually is 12 years. In other words, the bill, the health care reform, added 12 years of solvency to the…

I mean, the bottom line is that all that we have done with Medicare is extend benefits. A lot of seniors think that somehow, you know, Medicare is going to be negatively impacted, which is simply not true.

And I noticed that the little girl, Christina Green, the one who unfortunately passed away, actually told her parents that she wanted to have a career that involved helping those less fortunate than her. And I think if there is anything…

No person except a natural-born citizen or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution shall be eligible to be the office of president.

No person except a natural born citizen or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution shall be eligible to be in the office of president.

I do think that it is significant that we are able to negotiate on a bipartisan basis a 1-year extension to avoid these cuts to the doctors, and I do believe we need to work together on a bipartisan basis to achieve a permanent fix in the…

I have heard Members on the other side of the aisle talk about this as an entitlement program. I want to stress it is not an entitlement program. It is not a budget gimmick. The program sunsets in 10 years. The funding is capped…

I rise this evening in strong support of H.R. 1210, the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2010. This bill provides for enhanced arthritis public health efforts at CDC, enhanced juvenile arthritis research activities at NIH…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5462, the Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction and Awareness Act, would establish a program to award grants for evidence-based clinical information to mothers and their health care professionals about exposures during…

I rise this evening in strong support of H.R. 2941, a bill to reauthorize Johanna's law. The bill reauthorizes an existing CDC program to promote awareness and outreach of gynecological cancers among women and health care providers.

I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1032, the HEART for Women Act. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and stroke is the number three killer of women. H.R. 1032 expands the CDC's Wise Women Program, which serves low-income…

Mr. Speaker, S. 3751, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010, is identical to legislation sponsored by Representatives Young and Matsui, H.R. 6081, and passed by voice vote by the Energy and Commerce Committee…