Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Transportation, Jeh Johnson and Anthony Foxx, calling on them to issue a waiver that would allow a shipment of rock salt to be delivered to the Port of Newark.
NEW JERSEY - Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) released the following statement upon news that the State of New Jersey is appealing the September 2013 ruling of the Third Circuit barring New Jersey from allowing sports wagering in the state to the U.S. Supreme Court:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced that the Middlesex County Utilities Authority will receive more than $10.8 million in federal funding for continued projects as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced the opening of a new satellite office in Woodbridge, NJ. The Woodbridge satellite office will be open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Woodbridge Township Municipal Building, 1 Main Street, Woodbridge.
WASHINGTON, DC —Yesterday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) spoke at the Committee on Natural Resources hearing about the need to make changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in its reauthorization. The Magnuson-Stevens Act is the main law governing fisheries management in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. released the following statement today announcing his candidacy to become leading Democrat on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that this morning, Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), signed the Port Monmouth Project Partnership Agreement, the contract between the Army Corps of Engineers and the state of New Jersey formally outlining the terms and conditions of Port Monmouth flood control project.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) visited the Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB) headquarters in New Brunswick, NJ to highlight the importance of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding, especially during cold winter months.
NL Industries ordered to pay $79M to remediate lead contamination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) admonishing his administration’s elimination of New Jersey’s Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program. Programs like this serve as a statewide effort to establish smoke-free policies, help tobacco users quit smoking, and prevent potential users from becoming addicted.