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December 12, 2025
LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today released the following statement in response to the State Health Planning Board’s decision to hold a special public meeting, Thursday December 16th, to consider RWJ Barnabas Health’s proposal to move Monmouth Medical Center hospital from Long Branch to Tinton Falls:
 
“At their last meeting on December 4th, the state health planning board echoed the concerns of community members who spoke out against the proposed removal of Monmouth Medical Center hospital from Long Branch.

December 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today issued a statement following the successful lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to unilaterally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC program):
 
“Disaster preparedness shouldn’t be a partisan issue, and this court order means the Trump Administration can’t shut down a program designed to keep New Jersey communities safe.

December 11, 2025
EDISON, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the towns of Edison and Sea Bright will receive over $50,000 in federal funding to upgrade and modernize their firefighting equipment.

December 9, 2025
New Brunswick, NJ - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for high school and middle school students in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District. Eric Dai and Vaibhav Sitaraman from Edison Academy Magnet School won this year’s competition. Their app RoadWatch is an initiative to enhance road safety and address infrastructure issues.

December 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement after Alina Habba, President Trump’s pick for Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced her resignation from her illegally obtained post:

 


December 5, 2025

LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today welcomed the decision by the State Health Planning Board last night to defer their decision to issue a recommendation on the closure of Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) hospital in Long Branch. 

 


December 4, 2025
LONG BRANCH, N.J. – At today’s final State Health Planning Board hearing on RWJ Barnabas Health’s plan to close Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) hospital in Long Branch, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) delivered testimony in opposition to RWJ Barnabas’s plan to close one of New Jersey’s best hospitals.
 
“Simply put, RWJ Barnabas’ plan to close the Long Branch hospital puts profits over people. Period.

December 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today condemned the Trump Administration for abruptly re-suspending 14 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees who had been briefly reinstated after sounding the alarm about the collapse of the nation’s disaster response system.

 


December 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement after the Third Circuit affirmed that Alina Habba was never legally serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey:

 


November 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and New Jersey’s Democratic House Members sent a letter today to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner urging the Trump Administration to reverse a policy change that would destabilize housing for the most vulnerable New Jersey residents.