Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the government shutdown.
"Like many Americans, I am deeply disappointed that President Trump and Congressional Republicans have refused to compromise and have allowed our government to shut down as a result. Without a functioning government, programs and agencies that are tasked with keeping us safe and our economy moving will be unable to do their job. Millions of New Jerseyans get up and go to work everyday and do their job, it is time that Republicans do the same.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a grant of $250,627 from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Eric B. Chandler Health Center at Rutgers University.
"The Chandler Health Center is shining example of the impact that an outstanding community health center can have on its patients," said Pallone. "I know that Chandler will put this grant to good use and continue serving our community well."
Washington, DC - Today, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Earl Blumeanauer (OR-03) , Don Beyer (VA-08) Jared Huffman (CA-02), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) David Price (NC-04) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) led more than 150 Members of Congress in requesting that the Trump administration return to the drawing board and remove the lease sales for drilling sales in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) today led a letter from 34 Members of Congress to Secretary Tillerson asking the State Department and the Trump Administration take a stronger role in condemning the Turkish government for its recent crackdown against LGBTQ events. These actions are part of a worrisome trend by the Turkish government of using physical force and the adoption of discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community since at least June 2015.
Long Branch, NJ – Today in Asbury Park, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a tax Teach-in on the GOP Tax Scam with policy experts from New Jersey Policy Perspective and New Jersey Citizen, local officials and New Jersey residents. The event was an opportunity to inform constituents about the devastating impact of the GOP Tax Scam.
Washington, D.C. – Last night, President Trump signed legislation into law that was introduced earlier this year by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) that mandates government websites be mobile friendly. The House passed the bill unanimously on November 15, 2017, and the Senate approved the bill on December 21, 2017.
Washington, DC- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement after the Interior Department announced that it would exclude offshore drilling from the coasts of Florida, while leaving the rest of nearly all U.S. waters, including the Atlantic, open to offshore drilling.
Long Branch, NJ- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that Union Beach will move forward with a $287 million flood control project. A Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the project was signed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and USACE this week. The signing of the PPA allows USACE to move forward on the actual construction phase of the project.
