Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. and John Adler, sent the following letter to Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Undersecretary of Commerce, to express their concern over the use of catch shares as a way to manage recreational fisheries.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., issued the following statement today following the announcement of an environmental infrastructure loan to the Borough of Oceanport by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust.
Washington, DC – U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., author of the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act Reauthorization, met with the National Indian Health Board this morning to discuss what Congress is doing to improve the health and well-being of Native Americans around the country.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., sent the following letter today to George Lapointe, Chairman of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and Richard Robins, Chairman of the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC).
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL), Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, released the following statement today regarding the recent development that Armenia and Turkey will renew their efforts to normalize relations.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., announced today that he is joining a lawsuit filed by Monmouth County officials last week against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which seeks to delay the agency's flood insurance rate maps from taking effect. The deadline to adopt the new maps is September 25.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., issued the following statement today following the announcement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that New Jersey Transit will receive $300 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., announced today that the National Park Service terminated the lease agreement between Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) and Fort Hancock at the Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook Unit.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., sent the following letter today to Assistant Administrator Ross Ashley, at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to express his support for the Asbury Park Fire Department's request of a $5 million grant. The grant would go towards the construction of a new fire station for the city.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $219,330 for the Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company for operations and safety purposes and $18,723 for Old Bridge Fire District #2 for recruitment purposes.