Frank Pallone

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1. Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity · U.S. House of Representatives · 22 July 2026

   • Full committee chair Guthrie: China, covered list, GUARD Act context

     “Thank you, Chairman Hudson, and today we are examining legislation across a number of important areas within this subcommittee's jurisdiction. Network security continues to be a top priority for me and this subcommittee, and we must stay on top of…”

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   • Full committee ranking member Pallone: AI, GUARD Act, robocalls and broadband bills

     “But using history as a guide, we know that each innovation or new capability that helps the good guys is also a tool that can be used by bad actors for nefarious purposes. Whether it's cybercriminals working alone or teams…”

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   • Guthrie and Pallone Q&A: GUARD Act implementation and Secure & Trusted framework

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe my Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act provided a helpful framework for how the FCC should work with our national security agencies to determine if certain communications equipment or services pose a threat to…”

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2. Full Committee Markup of Twenty-Nine Pieces of Legislation · U.S. House of Representatives · 20 July 2026

   • Ranking Member Pallone: priorities and concerns across energy, environment, health

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This week we will be marking up bills out of our Energy and Commerce, I mean out of our subcommittees on Energy, our subcommittee on the Environment, and our Health subcommittee. And we'll begin with the…”

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3. Maintaining America’s Leadership in Biomedical Innovation: FDA’s Role in Advancing U.S. Drug Development. · U.S. House of Representatives · 15 July 2026

   • Chair Guthrie: competition from China and user fees

     “Chairman yields back, now recognize the ranking member of the full committee, Representative Pallone, for his five minutes for an opening statement.”

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   • Ranking Member Pallone: Trump administration’s impact on R&D

     “Thank you, Chairman Griffith. I'm pleased that we're here to talk about advancing the US's role in drug development, particularly at a time when that role is threatened by the actions of the Trump administration. For a long time, the…”

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   • Pallone Q&A: NIH investment, China’s rise, and brain drain

     “Thank you, Chairwoman. I mentioned in my opening statement we need to ensure there's a robust research infrastructure in the U.S., something that has been seriously threatened by the Trump administration. In May, the Trump administration took another harmful step…”

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4. Three Pieces of Legislation · U.S. House of Representatives · 15 July 2026

   • Ranking Member Pallone: bill functions, criminal penalties, and treatment funding

     “Thank you, and the gentleman yields back, and now recognize the ranking member of the full committee, the gentleman from New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, for his five minutes for an opening statement. Thank you, Chairman Griffith. Today we're marking up…”

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5. Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation · U.S. House of Representatives · 14 July 2026

   • Full Committee leaders: framing bipartisan vs. partisan items

     “I thank the gentleman. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey's sixth district, the ranking member of the full committee, Representative Pallone, for five minutes for an opening statement. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today we're marking up several…”

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   • H.R. 3194 Locomotives Act: federal preemption vs. state clean air authority

     “I just want to associate myself with the remarks from the gentlewoman from California. Look, the bottom line is that people that live, we have the same phenomenon in New Jersey. You know, you have a situation where we have…”

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   • BUSES Act: Pallone: children’s health and fuel cost impacts

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The BUSES Act would inhibit states' rights to protect their residents from health-harming air pollution and expose children, a population especially susceptible to the impacts of air pollution, to even more diesel exhaust. Early exposure to…”

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6. Subcommittee Markup of Six Pieces of Legislation · U.S. House of Representatives · 14 July 2026

   • Full committee chair: strategic case for nuclear expansion

     “Thank you. The gentleman yields back. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey, the ranking member of the full committee, for five minutes for an opening statement.”

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   • Full committee ranking member: NRC independence and transparency concerns

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Nuclear energy plays a critical part in delivering carbon-free power in our nation's power grid. In an era of increased power demand, new nuclear facilities can provide clean energy to the power grid around the clock.…”

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