1/29/2009
Pallone Introduces Legislation to Protect Communities' Right to Know About Toxic Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, yesterday introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that will undo U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations weakening toxic reporting requirements that have been in place for nearly two decades.
 Full Release 1/28/2009
Key Energy and Commerce Members Introduce FDA Globalization Act
Washington, DC - Today, Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI15), Chairman Emeritus of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health; and Bart Stupak (D-MI01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, introduced the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009. This legislation is a critical step toward equipping the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the authorities and funding it needs to regulate what is now a global marketplace for food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics.
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