Frank Pallone

Mr. PALLONE

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

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. McNerney), who is the bill's sponsor, and I do want to thank him for all this work on what is really an important issue. The meth crisis is really severe in this country, and this bill seeks to address that in a significant way.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2818) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction, 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. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within 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. Res. 1485 expresses support for the designation of September 2010 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. I would like to thank Representative Neugebauer for his leadership on this issue, and I urge my colleagues to support this resolution. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1485) expressing support for designation of September 2010 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month''.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2999) to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health, as amended.

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

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 today, Mr. Speaker, in strong support of H.R. 2999, the Veterinary Public Health Amendments of 2010. Veterinary medicine is an important component of our human public health system. From H1N1 to SARS to food safety, public health veterinarians are critical to our protection of human health. This bill would ensure that veterinary public health professionals are eligible for two important public health workforce programs, but only to the extent that the work of these veterinarians has an impact on human health. I commend Representative Baldwin for her leadership on this legislation. I urge my colleagues to support the bill. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. PALLONE

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

Mr. PALLONE

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

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I have no additional speakers. I would yield back the balance of my time and urge passage of this important legislation.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the bill. 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. 1210) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within 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. 1210, the Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2010. This bill provides for enhanced arthritis public health efforts at CDC, enhanced juvenile arthritis research activities at NIH, and new authorities at the Health Resources and Service Administration to support training for new pediatric rheumatologists. I urge my colleagues to support this bill. 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. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would also yield back the balance of my time and urge that the House pass this legislation.

Mr. PALLONE

Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 758) to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia, 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. I rise today in strong support of H. Res. 758, the Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act. The goal of H.R. 758 is to enhance the Nation's research program into pediatric conditions by creating a strong research infrastructure. I urge my colleagues to support this bill. I reserve the balance of my time.