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November 28, 2007

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans will hold an oversight hearing on rebuilding overfished fisheries under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management Act.


November 21, 2007

Long Branch, NJ - Today, in response to news reports about former Attorney General John Ashcroft being hand picked by U.S. Attorney Chris Christie as federal monitor in a medical implant case, Congressman Pallone sent the following letter to Christie calling for more transparency and safeguards against abuse of deferred prosecution agreements.


November 19, 2007

Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today urged New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) President and CEO George R. Zoffinger to meet with citizen groups on proposals to remediate pollution coming from the racetrack at Monmouth Park that enters Branchport Creek and the Shrewsbury River.


November 19, 2007

Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter today to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez asking him to reject any application by Sea Containers Ltd. to sell their ferry vessels in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands to a foreign government.


November 16, 2007

Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent separate letters today to U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean Connaughton and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Thad Allen, asking them to encourage Sea Containers Ltd. to sell their ferry vessels in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands to a U.S.


November 14, 2007

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 conference report that includes his request of $150,000 for New Brunswick to make road improvements along College Avenue to support Rutgers University's redesign of College Avenue.


November 14, 2007

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Fisheries and Oceans Subcommittee, announced that the U.S. House of Representatives last night passed his resolution urging the U.S.


November 9, 2007

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Defense Appropriations conference report yesterday that included $2.4 million for University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's (UMDNJ) Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ).