Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) announced grants awarded under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to the Asbury Park and Plainfield Fire Departments totaling $932,500.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Wednesday announced that two fire departments that serve his constituents in Ocean Township and Middletown have each been awarded Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). Ocean Township Fire District 1 will receive $175,468 and the Middletown Township Fire Department will receive $465,320.
WASHINGTON D.C.—Today, Tuesday, December 20, 2011, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) stood with Members of the House Democratic Leadership at a press conference calling on Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans to vote for a Senate bill extending the current Payroll Tax cuts and Unemployment Insurance.
Washington, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday announced that over $1.9 million in funding was approved to buy out seven residences along the Raritan River in Middlesex Borough that were affected by Hurricane Irene in August. The Middlesex properties are part of a larger allocation and effort to mitigate the effects of flooding across the state.
Washington, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday introduced the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTs) Act, legislation to combat the leading cause of death on school property, Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday spoke in support of two bills he authored during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing. During the hearing, Pallone questioned witness Bob Zales, president of the National Association of Charter Boat Captains about the need for flexibility and to have adequate science in order to implement annual catch limits.
Washington, DC – Signaling progress in the consideration of two bills authored by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. to bolster the fishing industry, the House Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing on the Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act and the Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2011 on Thursday.
Washington, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone Tuesday released the following statement in response to the new Health and Safety Issues Addressed in Major League Baseball’s New Collective Bargaining Agreement. Congressman Waxman and Congressman Pallone recently sent a letter regarding the collective bargaining agreement.
Rep. Pallone works with medical device industry leaders to encourage innovation, create jobs and kick start the economy
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday announced the Sayreville Landfill Superfund Site is free of toxic chemicals and that the site has now been removed from the Superfund list of the country’s most toxic waste sites.