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December 2, 2010
Washington, D.C. – On the 30th anniversary of the Superfund program Congressman Pallone stressed that fully funding the program could go far towards cleaning up over 1,000 contaminated sites around the country. EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for the ongoing cleanup of numerous sites including the Imperial Oil and Raritan Bay Slag Superfund sites. The taxes on the oil and chemical industry that originally funded the program expired in 1995 and since then the fund has relied on general revenues from Congress.

December 1, 2010

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., who has led the fight to ban all new offshore drilling, welcomed the policy reversal announced by the Obama Administration on Wednesday in extending the ban on new offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.


November 30, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday voted in favor of the Cobell settlement, which the House approved by a vote of 256-182. Final approval by the president will award $1.4 billion in compensation for claims against the federal government for historical accounting irregularities over Native American land.

“Indian Country will finally receive the compensation and resources that it has long been owed,” said Pallone. “Justice has been delayed for too long, but this action begins to reconcile the injustices suffered by Indian Country.”

November 10, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Wednesday released the following statement at the Gateway National Recreation Area’s second of three open houses on the General Management Plan which took place at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Congressman Pallone has long been an advocate of maintaining and improving Sandy Hook Park.


November 5, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Friday released the following statement on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s final catch share policy which was released Thursday.

“I have expressed considerable concern over the impact that catch shares may have on the recreational sector. I believe our priority should be improving the science and management of fisheries and that promoting another management tool until those issues have been fixed will only continue to hurt our coastal communities.

October 25, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, Monday called on Major League Baseball’s American and National League Champions to ban the use of smokeless tobacco on the field and in the dugout during this year’s World Series.


October 25, 2010
Washington, D.C. – In response to several requests, Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) Monday announced that EPA will relocate the fence that surrounds the Raritan Bay Slag site. The Old Bridge mayor and area residents requested the placement of the fence line that included the Laurence Harbor Waterfront Park area be revaluated because it blocks access to the beach in Old Bridge.

October 15, 2010
Washington, DC – Congressman Pallone (NJ-06) released the following statement Friday in light of the Social Security Administration’s announcement there will be no automatic Cost-of-Living-Adjustment for 2011.

October 12, 2010
Washington, D.C. — Congressmen Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and Rush Holt (NJ-12) Tuesday officially opened the New Jersey Technology Solutions Center in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Brookdale Community College, a partner in the new program. The center will be a significant economic benefit to the region by providing employment opportunities for skilled Fort Monmouth employees through contracts with the Army.

October 12, 2010

Washington, D.C. — Congressmen Frank Pallone (NJ-06) released the following statement Tuesday on the Obama administration’s decision to end the ban on deepwater oil and gas drilling imposed after the BP oil disaster in April.