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December 5, 2016
Long Branch, NJ - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voicing his concerns over Jersey Central Power and Light's (JCP&L) proposal to increase electric transmission rates in 2017.
Issues: Environment

December 2, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) was re-elected unanimously by House Democrats to serve as Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 115th Congress.


December 1, 2016
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) introduced two pieces of legislation to eliminate liability caps for the oil and gas industry and increase accountability for big oil companies responsible for disastrous spills.
Issues: Environment

December 1, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06), Ranking Member on the Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement on World AIDS Day:


November 30, 2016

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led Democratic efforts to pass H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act in the United States House of Representatives, which passed by a vote of 392-26.


November 29, 2016

New Brunswick, NJ - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the winners of 6th District’s 2016 Congressional App Challenge for high school students.


November 29, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today upon news that House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) has been tapped by President-Elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services:


November 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of the Interior unveiled its final 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The final plan does not include a dangerous provision from the Draft Proposed Plan that would have authorized new offshore oil and gas leasing along the southern Atlantic coast.


November 18, 2016

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) being nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney General by President-elect Trump.