Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Co-Chair of the Armenian Issues Caucus, along with 32 members of Congress, sent the following letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Chairwoman Kay Granger and Ranking Member Nita Lowey. In preparing the Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill, the lawmakers are requesting that the subcommittee support increased funding for U.S. assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, members of the Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus met with the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills. The members in attendance were Co-Chairs Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Robert Dold (R-Ill.), and Congressmen David Cicilline (D-RI), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and David Valadao (R-CA). The discussion focused on expanding the economic partnership between the United States and Armenia particularly in the tourism sector, the escalating violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and development and humanitarian aid.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), released the following statement on Secretary Kerry’s determination that ISIS has committed genocide against groups in Syria and Iraq.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) made the following statement celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1916.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), released the following statement on the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of the Interior unveiled its latest iteration of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The revised proposal removes a dangerous provision from the Draft Proposed Plan that would have authorized new offshore oil and gas leasing along the southern Atlantic coast.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) called for meaningful action to address the serious health risks posed by concussion and repetitive brain trauma. At an unofficial roundtable discussion, Pallone insisted that the Committee conduct a more in-depth review to examine the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of concussions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent letters to the New Jersey Department of Health and New Jersey Department of Human Services raising questions about the management of a program to provide lead poisoning screenings for pregnant women, children, and uninsured adults in counties impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), a co-chair of the Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus, announced a $450,344 grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The grant will enable the 15 communities that make up the Two Rivers Council of Mayors in Monmouth County to improve their ability to respond to adverse events and a variety of coastal threats, including extreme weather events, climate hazards, and changing ocean conditions.
To Kick Off Women’s History Month, Pallone Reads Grace for President at Barack Obama Elementary
ASBURY PARK, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6), visited with and read to kindergarten students at Barack Obama Elementary School in Asbury Park. To celebrate the start of Women’s History Month, Pallone read Grace for President, an inspiring book that teaches an important lesson about leadership.
