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Suffering from Back or Neck Pain? Attention NJ Law Enforcement: Still in Pain despite Physical Therapy/ Chiropractic Treatments? Marcello Sammarone, MD Interventional Pain Management Specialist Cops’ Insurance Accepted Understands the unique challenges and injuries suffered by cops. “In my 29 year-career I have taken care of countless police officers and Law Enforcement families. I feel especially privileged and honored to provide my expertise and to extend my services to you.” • • • • • • • Eliminating pain and restoring function and activity levels Treating Pain at its source through minimally invasive procedures without relying solely on heavy medications Shouldn’t your doctor be a Top Doctor Voted an NJ Top Doc by his peers each of the last 5 years Fellowship Trained Board Certified Ivy League Trained Personalized Award-Winning Care Cop-friendly hours and appointments available Unmatched Personalized Care: You will always be seen by Dr. Sammarone Advanced Pain Therapy 1130 Route 46 West Parsippany, NJ 07054 973-294-6228 www.advancedpaintherapynj.com Other locations in Morristown & Succasunna 26 NEW JERSEY COPS ■ DECEMBER 2015 ACTING FOR ZADROGA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25 House chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. And Colligan believes the legislators on Capitol Hill got the message about a very important reason to reauthorize. “It’s such a small amount of money to guarantee that the next time a disaster hits, there won’t be any worry by government that our first responders will respond,” he reasoned. A boost to reauthorization could come if elected officials in Washington heard the thunderous support coming from Elizabeth where the leaders stepping up to speak also included New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, who is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee that is bringing reauthorization forward, Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan, NJ State Senator Ray Lesniak and NJ Assemblywoman Annette Quijano. PBA members at the rally, which included Executive Board Members Bruce Chester, Pat Moran and Mike Freeman, as well as Bernards Township Local 357 President Raymond Gizienski who was an NYPD cop working at Ground Zero in the months following the attack, were particularly impacted by Pallone’s points about the ongoing need for the Zadroga Act. “What we’re finding out is, as time goes by, the problems get worse, not better,” Pallone began. “Some of our Republican colleagues say they want to extend the Act for another five years, another 10 years. That’s ridiculous. This is something that is going to be with us for the next 50 or 60 years.” Senator Menendez elicited a roar from the crowd with his plea for support. “(These first responders) stood in line and risked their lives; they should not have to stand in line even for one minute to get the proper care they deserv