Press Releases

Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that the Belmar Fire Department has been awarded a $565,250 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for the acquisition of a new multi-purpose fire truck that includes an aerial ladder. The new truck will replace a 23 year old aerial vehicle that has been plagued with maintenance issues in recent years, as well as the department's oldest pumper/engine in their fleet.

Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement today in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS') analysis on the 2006 National Health Expenditure data. The report finds that overall healthcare spending increased last year by 6.7 percent, more than double the rate of overall inflation.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Jim Saxton (R-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) sent a letter today to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General David M. Walker asking him to investigate several unrealistic solutions outlined in a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) report on Fort Monmouth. The GAO has already committed to conducting an audit of the Pentagon report.

Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement this afternoon after hearing that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding the Champion Chemical Company responsible for funding the cleanup of the Imperial Oil Superfund Site in Marlboro.

Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) issued the following joint statement today in reaction to a required report from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on the effects of the closure of Fort Monmouth. (REPORT IS ATTACHED.)

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the House passed the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act this afternoon.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, said today that the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a final omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 that once again guarantees continued military parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan.