Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress.
“Tonight’s address from President Trump to a Joint Session of Congress was a startling reminder of his dangerous, divisive attitude and the risks it poses to our country and the world.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Jon Whiten of Highland Park, NJ will be his guest at President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. Mr. Whiten's four-year-old-son has type 1 diabetes and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has prevented insurers from raising premiums or denying coverage all together based on his pre-existing condition.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement today upon the release of President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget outline.
New Brunswick- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the New Jersey Sierra Club, stood against President Trump’s attack on the EPA and committed to defend the EPA’s vital programs to ensure we have clean air, safe drinking water, and a strong agenda to combat climate change.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Congressmen Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) announced that they will introduce new legislation to prevent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 2017 and 2018 summer flounder quotas for recreational and commercial fishing from going into effect.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) denounced the Trump Administration’s decision to reverse landmark U.S. Departments of Education and Justice joint guidance confirming that Title IX’s sex nondiscrimination provisions apply to transgender students.
Asbury Park, NJ – Today, the Internet Association, along with Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), today visited Asbury Park, NJ to meet with small businesses there to discuss the critical role of the internet in Asbury Park’s growth and success.
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and representatives from Monmouth Medical Center discussed Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the disastrous impact repeal will have on New Jersey hospitals and patients.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) slammed the Trump administration’s plans to deport millions of immigrants. As a result of today’s directives, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are required to apprehend and quickly deport virtually every undocumented immigrant they encounter.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), sent a letter to the Newark Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation raising concerns about reported FBI phone calls and attempts to meet in-person with Syrian refugees.