Frank Pallone

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1032, the HEART for Women Act. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and stroke is the number three killer of women. H.R. 1032 expands the CDC's Wise Women Program, which serves low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women by providing cardiovascular disease screenings, referrals, outreach, and education about healthy behaviors. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I also yield back the balance of my time and urge passage of the bill.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1230) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their marks and include extraneous material in the Record.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 1230, sponsored by the gentlewoman from California, Representative Matsui, promotes research by HHS on acquired bone marrow failure disease, including the study of trends and the characteristics of individuals who are diagnosed with the disease, including age, race and ethnicity, sex and family history. Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that our former colleague, Representative Bob Matsui, actually passed away from this, and that is why it is particularly important, not only to Congresswoman Matsui, but to all of us. So I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise this evening in strong support of H.R. 2941, a bill to reauthorize Johanna's law. The bill reauthorizes an existing CDC program to promote awareness and outreach of gynecological cancers among women and health care providers. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2941) to reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers, as amended.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2408, the Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act. H.R. 2408 would encourage NIH to conduct more research into scleroderma and encourage HHS to conduct a public awareness campaign about scleroderma. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. I urge passage of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 903) to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the Nation's disaster response framework, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to include in the Record an exchange of letters between Chairman Waxman and Chairman Thompson, who is chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, regarding this legislation. House of Representatives, Committee on Homeland Security, Washngton, DC, September 24, 2010. Hon. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rayburn Bldg., House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Waxman: I write to you regarding H.R. 903, the ``Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2009.'' H.R. 903 contains provisions that fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security. I recognize and appreciate your desire to bring this legislation before the House in an expeditious manner and, accordingly, I will not seek a sequential referral of the bill. However, agreeing to waive consideration of this bill should not be construed as the Committee on Homeland Security waiving, altering, or otherwise affecting its jurisdiction over subject matters contained in the bill which fall within its Rule X jurisdiction. Further, I request your support for the appointment of Homeland Security conferees during any House-Senate conference convened on this or similar legislation. I also ask that a copy of this letter and your response be included in the legislative report on H.R. 903 and in the Congressional Record during floor consideration of this bill. I look forward to working with you as we prepare to pass this important legislation. Sincerely, Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would also like to include in the Record an exchange of letters between Chairman Waxman of my committee and Chairman Oberstar of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that pertains to this legislation. House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Washington, DC, September 28, 2010. Hon. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Waxman: I write to you regarding H.R. 903, the ``Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2009''. H.R. 903 contains provisions that fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. I recognize and appreciate your desire to bring this legislation before the House in an expeditious manner and, accordingly, I will not seek a sequential referral of the bill. However, I agree to waive consideration of this bill with the mutual understanding that my decision to forgo a sequential referral of the bill does not waive, reduce, or otherwise affect the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure over H.R. 903. Further, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reserves the right to seek the appointment of conferees during any House-Senate conference convened on this legislation on provisions of the bill that are within the Committee's jurisdiction. I ask for your commitment to support any request by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the appointment of conferees on H.R. 903 or similar legislation. Please place a copy of this letter and your response acknowledging the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's jurisdictional interest in the Congressional Record during consideration of the measure in the House. I look forward to working with you as we prepare to pass this important legislation. Sincerely, James L. Oberstar, Chairman.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5986) to require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic disease among poor Americans.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5986, the Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010. This bill requires a report that will help CDC and Congress to determine the best and most effective next steps for addressing neglected infections of poverty in the United States. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2818, the Methamphetamine Education, Treatment and Hope Act, or METH Act, introduced by Representative McNerney. This bill reauthorizes and updates HHS programs for family-based substance abuse treatment, workplace education, and youth. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the bill and yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5354) to establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as many as 135,000 women in the United States each year develop gestational diabetes, and this number is steadily growing. Many women who have had gestational diabetes later developed type 2 diabetes. Babies born to women with gestational diabetes are also at risk for high birth weight. The Gestational Diabetes Act, sponsored by Representatives Engel and Burgess, will expand research and grant resources available through the Department of Health and Human Services to fight this dangerous disease. It is an important piece of legislation. I urge my colleagues to support the bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5462) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program, as amended.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record.

Mr. PALLONE. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5462, the Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction and Awareness Act, would establish a program to award grants for evidence-based clinical information to mothers and their health care professionals about exposures during pregnancy and breast feeding. I would like to thank my colleague from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) for her leadership on this issue and so many issues that affect mothers and children. I reserve the balance of my time.