The bill, co-sponsored by Bill Pascrell Jr. of New Jersey and Lloyd Doggett of Texas, would establish a government-backed registry to track patients' results over time and help detect ineffective surgical practices and faulty devices.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
BY MEREDITH MANDELL
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER
PATERSON — After all the reporters, dignitaries and crowds disbanded, Jan Thomas stood alone at the edge of Overlook Park.“All my life I’ve been waiting for this,” said the 54-year-old carpenter, a lifelong resident who as a child spent many afternoons swimming in the river near the Great Falls.
The designation of the Great Falls of Paterson as a national park this week was long overdue.
For years, Paterson native U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. had called for the legislation with the hopes that the city around it would be revitalized as well, and his persistence is to be commended.
FINALLY. If President Obama signs the legislation this week, Paterson's Great Falls will be named a National Historic Park, a designation the city has yearned for since the 1970s.