Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement following the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) vote to adopt network neutrality protections:
WASHINGTON, DC — House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement after President Obama vetoed the Keystone XL pipeline legislation: