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Rep. Pallone Announces More than $1 Million to Repair Bayshore Sewerage Facilities

July 18, 2013 Press Release
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $1,036,717 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) to repair Superstorm Sandy damage to three of their facilities: the Main Pump Station, the Maintenance Building, and the Grit Facility.
Issues:
New Jersey

Pallone to Interior Secretary: Stop Seismic Airgun Testing in the Atlantic

July 17, 2013 Press Release
Washington, DC – At a House Natural Resources Committee hearing today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), expressed his strong opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean to Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell. Pallone, a senior member of the committee, urged the Department of the Interior (DOI) to consider abandoning any plans to drill in the Atlantic.
Issues:
Environment, New Jersey

Pallone Signs Petition Calling for DOJ to File Civil Rights Charges Against Zimmerman

July 16, 2013 Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) signed a MomsRising petition calling for action from the U.S. Department of Justice following the verdict reached finding George Zimmerman not guilty of killing teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida.

HUD Responds to Pallone’s Call to Revise Provision that Kept New Jerseyans from Grants

July 16, 2013 Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) responded to Congressman Frank Pallone Jr.’s (NJ-06) call to revise a policy that has kept New Jerseyans impacted by Sandy from receiving Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) they were promised.

Issues:
New Jersey

Pallone Announces More than $59 Million to Clear Debris from NJ Waterways

July 16, 2013 Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.

Issues:
Environment, New Jersey

Rep. Pallone Announces More than $1.6 Million for New Jersey Re-employment Programs

July 16, 2013 Press Release
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $1,687,439 to New Jersey for re-employment programs in the state that include personalized assessments and plans for individuals receiving unemployment benefits.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs, New Jersey

Pallone: House Must Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Stop GOP Delays

July 16, 2013 Press Release

Long Branch, NJ – On Monday evening, July 15, 2013 Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. called for the House to pass comprehensive immigration reform at an immigration forum in Freehold, New Jersey designed to provide residents with an update on the Senate passed bipartisan comprehensive immigration legislation, S.

Issues:
Immigration

Rep. Pallone Announces More than $1.6 Million for New Jersey Re-employment Programs

July 16, 2013 Press Release
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $1,687,439 to New Jersey for re-employment programs in the state that include personalized assessments and plans for individuals receiving unemployment benefits.
Issues:
Economy and Jobs, New Jersey

Rep. Pallone Announces $471,500 to New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium for Research and Education on Coastal Issues

July 15, 2013 Press Release
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) was awarded $471,500 for research, extension and education programs on coastal issues. Sea Grant is a nationwide network administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of 32 university-based programs that work with coastal communities.
Issues:
Environment, New Jersey

With HIV/AIDS Funding at Risk in New Jersey, Congressman Pallone Pushes to Extend Current Law

July 15, 2013 Press Release
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the top Democrat for the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, joined with local HIV/AIDS advocates and a client of Ryan White services at the offices of Hyacinth AIDS Foundation in Newark, New Jersey to announce his legislation that will maintain vital funding for the Ryan White program to continue serving the HIV/AIDS community in New Jersey and provide essential care that allows these individuals to live longer and more prolific lives. The Ryan White program is set to expire in September of this year, and Pallone’s legislation calls for current law to remain in place until Congress works to reauthorize the program.
Issues:
Health Care

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