Awards & Recognition
★Padma Bhushan - India's third highest civilian award (2002)
★Friends of India Bollywood Movie Award (2003)
★Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard Grade A on middle-class issues
Notable Facts
→Serving 19th term in U.S. House of Representatives since 1988
→Ranking Member of House Energy and Commerce Committee with broad jurisdiction
→Previously served as Committee Chairman from 2019-2022
→Key author and leader in passing the Affordable Care Act
→Led passage of Inflation Reduction Act as Committee Chairman
→Represents New Jersey's 6th Congressional District covering Middlesex and Monmouth Counties
→Graduate of Middlebury College, Fletcher School (Tufts), and Rutgers Law
→Started political career on Long Branch City Council in 1982