Press Releases

Rep. Pallone Secures $4.3 Million for Constituents So Far This Year

July 19, 2013

Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that he has helped secure $4,325,055 so far in 2013 for constituents seeking help through his district office. This assistance includes Sandy related FEMA grants and SBA loans, Social Security payments and other compensations that residents of the 6th Congressional District required help to secure. In addition, Congressman Pallone responded to over 4,250 constituent concerns related to policy and legislation through the mail, email and personal phone calls, and reached constituents through two tele-townhalls and countless community events this year.

Issues: New Jersey

Rep. Pallone Announces More than $1 Million to Repair Bayshore Sewerage Facilities

July 18, 2013

Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $1,036,717 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) to repair Superstorm Sandy damage to three of their facilities: the Main Pump Station, the Maintenance Building, and the Grit Facility.

Issues: New Jersey

Pallone to Interior Secretary: Stop Seismic Airgun Testing in the Atlantic

July 17, 2013

Press Release

Washington, DC – At a House Natural Resources Committee hearing today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), expressed his strong opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean to Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell. Pallone, a senior member of the committee, urged the Department of the Interior (DOI) to consider abandoning any plans to drill in the Atlantic.

Issues: Environment New Jersey

Pallone Signs Petition Calling for DOJ to File Civil Rights Charges Against Zimmerman

July 16, 2013

Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) signed a MomsRising petition calling for action from the U.S. Department of Justice following the verdict reached finding George Zimmerman not guilty of killing teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida.

HUD Responds to Pallone’s Call to Revise Provision that Kept New Jerseyans from Grants

July 16, 2013

Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) responded to Congressman Frank Pallone Jr.’s (NJ-06) call to revise a policy that has kept New Jerseyans impacted by Sandy from receiving Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) they were promised.

Issues: New Jersey

Pallone Announces More than $59 Million to Clear Debris from NJ Waterways

July 16, 2013

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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $59,741,909 in new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to reimburse the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the use of contractors to remove an estimated 850,000 cubic yards of sand and other sediment from waterways in the central region of the state.

Issues: Environment New Jersey

Rep. Pallone Announces More than $1.6 Million for New Jersey Re-employment Programs

July 16, 2013

Press Release

Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $1,687,439 to New Jersey for re-employment programs in the state that include personalized assessments and plans for individuals receiving unemployment benefits.

Issues: Economy and Jobs New Jersey

Pallone: House Must Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Stop GOP Delays

July 16, 2013

Press Release

Long Branch, NJ – On Monday evening, July 15, 2013 Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. called for the House to pass comprehensive immigration reform at an immigration forum in Freehold, New Jersey designed to provide residents with an update on the Senate passed bipartisan comprehensive immigration legislation, S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.

Issues: Immigration

Rep. Pallone Announces More than $1.6 Million for New Jersey Re-employment Programs

July 16, 2013

Press Release

Issues: Economy and Jobs New Jersey

Rep. Pallone Announces $471,500 to New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium for Research and Education on Coastal Issues

July 15, 2013

Press Release

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) was awarded $471,500 for research, extension and education programs on coastal issues. Sea Grant is a nationwide network administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of 32 university-based programs that work with coastal communities.

Issues: Environment New Jersey