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April 1, 2013

LONG BRANCH, NJ—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $14,486,495 in federal funding to the Atlantic Highlands Harbor for repairs to marina piers damaged during Superstorm Sandy.

Issues: New Jersey

April 1, 2013

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, will visit the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University on Tuesday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m. to recognize World Autism Awareness Day and condemn cuts to federal research funding and other programs that will impact the center.


March 26, 2013
Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $1,833,597 in federal funding to reimburse the Township of Piscataway for the cleanup and management of debris as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
Issues: New Jersey

March 20, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Jared Polis (CO-02) led 110 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Barack Obama today calling for an executive order prohibiting contractors without sexual orientation and gender identity anti-discrimination policies from receiving federal funds.


March 20, 2013

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent the following letter to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie regarding his proposed plan to use more than $1.8 billion in federal dollars from the Superstorm Sandy relief package passed by Congress in January.

Issues: New Jersey

March 18, 2013
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Port Monmouth flood control project will be funded by Army Corps of Engineers with federal dollars from the Sandy relief package passed by Congress in January.
Issues: New Jersey

March 13, 2013
Today, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) appeared at a House Committee on Natural Resources oversight hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Act), the legislation that has set the framework for determining how much of any fish stock can be harvested where and by whom each year in federal marine waters. The Magnuson Act is set to be reauthorized before next year.
Issues: Fisheries

March 6, 2013
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today re-introduced the Access to Health Information Centers for Families with Disabilities Act.

March 6, 2013

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) is pleased to announce that the annual Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery” has begun. The Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery” is open to all high school students in the 6th District.

Issues: New Jersey