Congressman Frank Pallone Jr.

Two New Jersey congressmen are pushing for more funding for high schools to raise awareness about the dangers of concussions among athletes.Rep. William Pascrell Jr. has authored a bill that addresses the issue. Pascrell and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. held a hearing Wednesday at Newark's Prudential Center, home to the New Jersey Devils.Pallone is the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.Some studies say the number of reported concussions among children has doubled...Read Full Story

A congressman is calling on the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers to tell their players not to use smokeless tobacco on the field or in the dugout during the World Series.New Jersey Democrat Frank Pallone, chairman of the House Health Subcommittee, says he's concerned about free advertising baseball players give the tobacco industry and "the influence this exposure has on young people."On Monday, Pallone sent letters to Rangers President Nolan Ryan and Giants President Larry Baer...Read Full Story

May 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat, talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman about offshore drilling, environmental risk and the need to focus on renewable energy sources. A damaged BP Plc oil well has been leaking 5,000 barrels a day into the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story

US Congressman Frank Pallone, the founder and former co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans has slammed the Bhopal court's verdict of just a two year jail term for those responsible for the Bhopal tragedy as "outrageous" and said that erstwhile Union Carbide chief executive Warren Anderson should stand trial in India along with the others culpable for this carnage and receive the maximum punishment for the worst industrial disaster in the world.Read Full Story

Congressman Frank Pallone helps give NJ Democrats a voiceThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comAristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerNJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6) gets coffee during a breakfast fundraiser for Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick…and more » More: continued hereRead Full Story