Press Releases
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Saturday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Administration will open two Disaster Recovery Centers on Sunday that will better serve his constituents in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties who were affected by Hurricane Irene and the aftermath.
Washington, D.C. - All the Democratic members of The House of Representatives from New Jersey wrote to House Speaker John Boehner on Friday with a unified appeal to get help to the victims of Hurricane Irene as quickly as possible by avoiding delaying political maneuvers. The correspondence is below:
September 9, 2011
Washington, D. C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's "American Jobs Act," presented to Congress Thursday evening:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Tuesday wrote Chairman Robins of the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Chairman Boyles of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission regarding his concerns that the organizations have issued draconian cuts to black sea bass quotas that are based on incomplete data.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Tuesday wrote House Speaker John Boehner asking him to rebuke Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s remarks last week demanding federal aid distributed to hurricane victims be matched with budget cuts.
Long Branch, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Thursday announced that Jersey Shore businesses are up and running in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Pallone met with local merchants at Pier Village in Long Branch to see how business is going and to gauge merchants’ outlook for the remainder of the tourism season.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Thursday requested that Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Fugate declare Monmouth, Middlesex and Union counties major disaster areas.
Washington, D.C. - The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Rutgers University was awarded $587,190 to help conduct research and to increase understanding of coastal ecosystems, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced on Tuesday.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Tuesday announced $250,000 in funding through the Drug Free Communities Support Program which will fund youth substance abuse prevention efforts.