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.
the User Fee Agreements between FDA and industry are the end result of many months of negotiations which are submitted to Congress after careful consideration of public comments.
I appreciate the opportunity today to discuss the reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments.
I urge all automakers to expedite the deployment of these braking systems into all new vehicles.
I am committed to working with my colleagues across the aisle and across the Capitol to ensure that we meet this deadline.
if we do not reauthorize MDUFA by September 30th, CDRH would lose about one-third of its personnel.
the statute outlines a detailed process for reauthorization that requires FDA to not only negotiate with industry to develop recommendations, but also to solicit public input.
MDUFA has been a success in addressing these issues, reducing the average total time to a decision on a pre-market approval in 2015 by 35 percent over 6 years.
I remind my friend from Kentucky that his vote for this bill will result in 44,000 people from his congressional district losing health coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette). Ms…
I remind my colleague from Mississippi that his vote for this bill will result in 69,600 people from his congressional district losing health coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green)…
I remind my colleague from North Carolina that her vote for this bill will result in 80,600 people from her congressional district losing health coverage and care. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Ben Ray Lujan).
Could we just ask the total because then maybe we can figure it out on the minority side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has provided the total time remaining for the minority. So that is the total time we are working back off of. The…





