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June 1, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – As hurricane season begins today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.


May 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Jersey Democratic leaders today thanked Governor Mikie Sherrill for her efforts to protect public safety and the rights of peaceful protestors after several days of clashes outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility, where ICE agents have repeatedly engaged with protesters, elected officials, and members of the public. 

The following statement was released by alongside U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver, Analilia Mejia, Nellie Pou, Donald Norcross, and Herb Conaway: 


May 27, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing World Cup security, today commended the investigation into FIFA World Cup ticket sales announced by the Attorneys General of New Jersey and New York.

 


May 25, 2026
LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement on the ongoing protests by detainees at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
 
“I visited the men and women suffering in ICE detention at Delaney Hall earlier this year, and I was shocked by the conditions they told me they had to endure. I am disgusted that these conditions only continue to worsen for detainees," said Congressman Pallone.

May 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive $258,000 in federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor water quality at beaches across the state, helping protect swimmers and notify the public when contamination makes swimming unsafe.

The funding comes just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer tourism season at the Jersey Shore.


May 21, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6) to reauthorize federal traumatic brain injury (TBI) programs and honor the late New Jersey 9th District Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.’s decades-long leadership on brain injury awareness, research, and treatment.


May 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing World Cup security, today called FIFA’s decision to sell 1,000 tickets for $50 each to New York City residents a publicity stunt that does little to address soaring prices keeping many fans out of the World Cup. 


May 19, 2026

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today reintroduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the 130th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America during Jewish American Heritage Month.


May 16, 2026

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the recipients of the Congressional Award, this year’s U.S. Service Academy nominees, the winners of the 2026 Sixth Congressional District High School Arts Competition, the Congressional App Challenge and the winners of the Poetry Showcase at an awards ceremony. Students representing multiple local schools were honored at a reception at Middlesex College.