Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will extend the state of New Jersey’s request for temporary housing assistance for residents impacted by Superstorm Sandy for an additional three months. Temporary housing assistance from FEMA automatically expires eighteen months from the original date of a major disaster declaration. Congressman Pallone had originally asked that FEMA extend assistance for an additional six months.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the state of New Jersey will be receiving more than $27 million in federal funding to remove debris that accumulated in waterways along the New Jersey coastline as a result of Superstorm Sandy. The funding is being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of the Sandy aid package Pallone fought for in Congress.
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement this evening after the House of Representatives passed the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which he co-sponsored.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement today upon the release of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget:
“President Obama’s FY 2015 Budget outlines a path for our nation to grow our economy, create new opportunities for hard working Americans and ensure fiscal responsibility. I am pleased that the president’s budget has a strong focus on job creation by encouraging manufacturing, one of the bright spots in our economy, as well as expanding research and innovation and making investments in infrastructure.
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) completed environmental review of geological and geophysical (G&G) survey activities off the Atlantic coast.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking a major step to update nutrition labels on food packages for the first time in two decades. The FDA’s landmark proposal is intended to help parents and other consumers make healthier choices in light of new public health trends and new studies linking diet to various chronic diseases.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today upon the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) announcement of fishery disaster funding for New England and the New York/New Jersey regions. Pallone, whose district was one of the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy, has called for much needed relief for New Jersey fisheries affected by the storm.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) led a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Services (NFWS) asking the agencies to explain their votes earlier this month in favor of new regionalization measures for the 2014 fluke fishing season.
KEANSBURG, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Colonel Paul Owen, Commander of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced that work will begin on the Keansburg beach replenishment project that will be completed to restore damage to the Jersey Shore caused by Superstorm Sandy. The work to be done by the Army Corps will improve this project beyond damage from the devastating storm. Work is set to begin on or around March 1, 2014.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member on the House Energy Commerce Health Subcommittee released the following statement today upon the announcement of Congressman John Dingell’s decision not to seek reelection: