Press Releases
Reflects on Struggles of the Past and the Work Still to Be Done
WASHINGTON, DC — This weekend, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) joined fellow lawmakers, civil rights leaders, and community activists in Alabama to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches. The march, led by Pallone’s now colleague Congressman John Lewis (GA-5), helped spark the civil rights movement in the United States and, ultimately, led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) released the following statement in response to the Christie Administration’s decision to settle New Jersey’s $8.9 billion environmental damage lawsuit against ExxonMobil for a mere $250 million. The settlement comes after an 11-year legal battle to recover damages from ExxonMobil for the contamination of more than 1,500 acres of wetlands, marshes, meadows and waters in northern New Jersey:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) announced that the city of Long Branch, NJ will be receiving more than $7 million in federal funding to construct a sheet pile wall in order to prevent damage from future storms. The Long Branch boardwalk, as well as the bluffs, bulkheads, and adjacent roads, were severely damaged as a result of Superstorm Sandy. The funding is being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via the Sandy aid package that Congressman Pallone fought for in Congress.
Prohibiting Synthetic Microbeads will Reduce Plastic Pollution in U.S. Waterways
Highlights 388,000 New Jerseyans Who Could Lose Tax Credits to Help Pay for Health Insurance
Requests Processes Be Put in Place for Homeowners Who Believe Their Engineering Reports Were Manipulated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and Congressmen Bill Pascrell (N.J.-09), Albio Sires (N.J.-08) and Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10) announced a combined $458,635,200 in federal Sandy relief grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to rebuild and make New Jersey’s transit network more resilient to future natural disasters. This grant was made possible through the Sandy Aid package that Congressman Pallone and the NJ lawmakers fought for in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, issued the following statement upon release of the Obama Administration’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.
Bill Will Help Protect Consumers from Vehicle Safety Defects
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the 6th Congressional District Annual High School Art Competition is officially underway. The competition is open to all high school students in the New Jersey’s 6th District. Students should participate through their high schools, and interested schools must indicate to Congressman Pallone’s office their intent to participate by March 13, 2015.