Press Releases
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). The purpose of SSS is to provide academic and other support services to low-income, first-generation and disabled college students to increase retention and graduation rates.
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. The bipartisan legislation would permit Medicare providers who are licensed to practice physically in one state, to treat patients electronically across state lines.
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. He has played an integral role in leading the bill through the House as both a sponsor of the legislation and as the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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. The Rutgers program supports women pursuing careers in computer science (CS) and will address the need for a diverse CS workforce.
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. During the school year, hundreds of thousands of New Jersey children rely on free or reduced price meals at school. The Summer Food Service Program ensures that those meals do not stop for these children when the school year ends.
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. The project is federally funded through the Sandy relief package that Pallone fought for and helped to pass in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) made the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges, which protects the right to same-sex marriage nationwide.