Washington, July 16 -- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As summer puts renewed attention on the dangers of prolonged sun exposure, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 15 Members of Congress in calling on Trump's Department of Defense to make sunscreen readily available to servicemembers year-round, arguing that access to basic skin cancer prevention should not depend on whether troops can bring their own supplies.
In their letter to Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers raised concerns that sunscreen is not included in personal protective equipment (PPE) issued to servicemembers and cited troubling account...