Jan 26, 2015
I think that these six public health bills are important. They all aim to address important public health issues within our communities.
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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Jan 22, 2015
Today is a sad day for this institution. Late last night, when Republicans failed to garner the votes for one extreme antiwomen bill, they flipped a switch and turned to another antiwomen bill. This attempt to restrict women's access to…
Jan 21, 2015
There is no question that coal ash can pose serious risk when not disposed of properly.
Jan 21, 2015
If it turns out that ash does become more toxic and we find that States and utilities are not doing enough under the subtitle D rule to protect human health... would it be important for EPA to be able to pursue subtitle C regulation, in…
Jan 21, 2015
And rise in opposition to this bill. Mr. Speaker, I listened to my colleague, the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, when he said that the likelihood is that we are going to have more and more pipelines constructed, pipelines…
Jan 21, 2015
Some of my Republican colleagues just suggested that this bill would not waive any environmental requirements. For instance, yesterday, at the Rules Committee, the sponsor of the legislation indicated that H.R. 161 did not waive or alter…
Jan 21, 2015
I do not, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am not going to read the whole thing, Mr. Speaker, but I did just want to make reference to some part of the Statement of Administration Policy's saying that the President would…
Jan 21, 2015
I really don't understand. I respect my colleague from Kentucky a great deal, but he seems to be arguing that we need the deadlines in this bill to hold Federal agencies accountable and ensure that they don't just somehow sit on the…
Jan 21, 2015
Once again, I listened to my colleague from California talk about the dangers from pipelines. These dangers are real. We have had many explosions over the years, including in my own district. I think this bill really puts at risk the…
Jan 21, 2015
As I mentioned during the general debate, I and my constituents witnessed and went through a few years ago, when I was in Congress, a natural gas pipeline explosion. It was devastating to the community. We had many people who lost their…
Jan 21, 2015
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 253, nays 169, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No…
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