We must work together - at the local, state, and federal levels - to expand effective prevention and treatment efforts for opioid abuse.
Frank Pallone
The Public Record
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.
According to the CBO, the House Republican budget's cuts to SNAP would drive the poorest working families deeper into poverty and would increase hunger in our communities. The Republican budget would cut as many as 60 million people from…
Congressional history states that the 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to help designated healthcare providers stretch scarce resources to provide more comprehensive care to more patients.
I would like to thank the chairman for calling this hearing on the 340B Program.
The Internet of Things has great potential for growing the American economy and offering consumers new technology that will enrich their lives.
The auditing practices HRSA has undertaken over the past couple of years have gone a long way towards improving program integrity.
The 340B Program has made the difference between patients getting access to life-saving healthcare services and drugs or going without.
In 1992, a bipartisan Congress established the 340B Program to expand access to affordable healthcare by limiting the cost of outpatient drugs.
Congress' intention when this program was created was to help covered entities expand their capacity to serve their patients.
In order to protect consumers, there has to be strong security and privacy protections built into these products.
Yet, along with these innovations come new vulnerabilities--vulnerabilities that we in Congress have a responsibility to protect consumers against.
I believe that while we encourage innovation through these new technologies, we also have to be innovative in how we protect the consumer.





