Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ, founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, issued the following statement today on last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the death of Middlesex County Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, issued the following statement regarding his meeting with Nagorno Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan on Saturday in New York City. President Sahakyan was accompanied by Artsakh's Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosian and NKR Finance Minister Spartak Tevosyan.
Washington, D.C. --- Ten Washington lawmakers today urged the Bush administration to reconsider its decision to begin a 45-day public comment period that could lead to oil and gas leasing off the Virginia coast.
WASHINGTON –U.S. Representatives Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) today lauded the announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor that it is awarding the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development $3 million in federal funding to retain a portion of the Fort Monmouth workforce.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie's announcement today that Christie plans to resign on December 1st.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin the site preparation for the Long Branch beach replenishment project next week. The project is expected to take three months to complete and will replenish beaches beginning at Cedar Avenue and then heading north towards Howland Avenue. These beaches have suffered significant beach erosion in recent years.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following opening statement this morning at a subcommittee hearing entitled: "Treatments for an Ailing Economy: Protecting Health Care Coverage and Investing in Biomedical Research."
NEWARK, N.J. – Last week, legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) to allow states to regulate solid waste processing facilities along rail lines was enacted into law. The law closes a federal loophole that prohibited states from enforcing environmental, health and safety regulations at these rail sites. The bill, the Clean Railroads Act of 2008, was included in a larger package of rail legislation signed by the President. It was cosponsored by Sen.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today urged the National Park Service to terminate a lease agreement it has with Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) to redevelop Sandy Hook's Fort Hancock.
The New Jersey congressman also called on the U.S. Department of Interior's Inspector General (IG) to complete an investigation of the lease that he requested and that the IG began 15 months ago.