Press Releases
2016 proposed summer flounder quota is 25 percent lower than 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement on a proposal announced today by the Obama Administration to strengthen rules on coal mining near streams and wetlands, which would increase protections against mountaintop removal mining.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $513,812 grant to Rutgers University-New Brunswick and a $288,729 grant to Middlesex County College through the Student Support Services Program (SSS).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22), a Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, have introduced the TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, with the House of Representatives’ passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced biomedical research funding in the legislation to support progress toward treatments for rare diseases.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement on court briefs filed by the Christie Administration and Exxon Mobil to block environmental groups from testifying against a $225 million settlement between the state and the oil company.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a $250,000 federal grant award from the National Science Foundation to the Computer Science Living-Learning Community for Women (CS-LLCW) at Rutgers University.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) praised the Obama Administration’s announcement that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay to nearly 5 million workers. The proposal would guarantee overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 next year.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Today, at A.C. Redshaw Elementary School in New Brunswick, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) kicked-off the start of the Summer Food Service Program and highlighted the need for Congress to support child nutrition programs.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the completion of the first phase of the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. This $18 million project will reduce the risks that coastal storms pose to residents and businesses in the Port Monmouth area.