Press Releases
Commercial and Recreational Fishermen to Benefit from Better Fisheries Management
Washington, D. C. - The United States Department of Justice awarded crime-prevention grants to New Brunswick and to Asbury Park, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced on Monday. The funds, $130,936 for New Brunswick and $80,606 for Asbury Park, are from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
"Crime prevention is one of law enforcement's best means of fighting crime," Pallone said. "At a time of budget problems for most cities, the federal funds are valuable and important resources that will be put to good work."
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'This is not the time to raise fees on families that are already struggling...' Pallone Says In Letter to the National Park Service
Long Branch - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent the below correspondence expressing his strong opposition to the fee increases proposed by the National Park Service for beach goers who use Sandy Hook and calling for a public hearing before the Park Service moves ahead with any increase:
August 22, 2011
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday wrote Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe regarding his concerns about how changes at the Hazlet Post Office will affect consumers. The plan shifts staff and other resources away from the Hazlet Post Office to the Matawan Post Office.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday announced almost $3 million in funding that will bolster infrastructure and ease mobility in the region. A grant for $2.5 million will fund improvements at the Bayshore Ferry Terminal in Middletown. Planned improvements for this project will replace the bulkhead retaining wall at the Bayshore Ferry Terminal in Middletown.
Grants awarded also include $300,000 for the Long Branch Pier and Ferry Terminal in Monmouth County.
During Visit to Belmar, Legislators Announce Bill Containing Stronger Safety Standards for Beaches
BELMAR – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) today announced they would introduce the Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2011. The legislation would reauthorize and improve the landmark Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, which was written by Senator Lautenberg and Congressman Pallone and signed into law in 2000.
"I disagree with this bill because of what it does and what it fails to do. It sets up vital services such as Medicare and Social Security for potential future cuts and it does nothing to create jobs or help the stumbling economic recovery.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday in a Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs hearing questioned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and expert witnesses on how a failure to collect sufficient scientific data compromises scientific management of fish stocks and forces reduced quotas as a result of the uncertainty. Lower quotas adversely affect the economic vitality of the recreational and commercial fishing industries and related coastal businesses.