Press Releases
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.
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today wrote a letter to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Lisa Jackson urging her to work with local, county and state officials to preserve Takanassee Beach Club through recently approved Green Acres funding. The New Jersey congressman's request comes after passage earlier this month of a Green Acres referendum providing $200 million to preserve open space throughout New Jersey.
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.
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).
Washington, D.C. --- This week, Congress overrode President Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. By enacting the legislation over the President's objection, Congress authorized $74.8 million in federal funding for the Union Beach hurricane and storm damage reduction project requested by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ).
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives in voting to override President Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. By enacting the legislation over the president's objection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be authorized to complete the South River Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project that was requested earlier this year by U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ).
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives in voting to override President Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 on Tuesday. By enacting the legislation over the president's objection, the House authorized $15 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move ahead with small-scale watershed restoration projects like stream bank restoration in Marlboro, said U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), who requested the project.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives today approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Defense Appropriations conference report that included $1 million he requested for the Rapid Response Database Systems Initiative at Monmouth University. The conference report reconciles differences between House and Senate bills that were passed earlier this year. The final legislation now goes to the President's desk for his signature.
Washington, D.C. --- With Veterans Day coming up this weekend, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week passed legislation he introduced, House Concurrent Resolution 60, which expresses support for the goal of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day, to urge teachers and civic leaders to organize events where students can interact with America's veterans.
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 markup of H.R. 1328, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.