Press Releases
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today praising New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine for his leadership in getting the federal government to designate New Jersey as an adjacent coastal state in regards to an application to build and operate a deepwater Liquid Natural Gas port in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New York and New Jersey.
Washington, D.C. --- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved the Beach Protection Act of 2007, which was originally introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) in May. The legislation, which requires tough new beach water quality testing and public notification standards so beachgoers are better informed about the safety of their beaches, now goes to the full House for its review.
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- At the request of U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), the U.S. Coast Guard committed to keeping the Shark River Coast Guard Station in Avon-by-the-Sea open year-round.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter today to Bill Roderick, Acting Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking his office to answer specific questions regarding the problems surrounding the cleanup of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site and the possible role environmental racism may have played.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to President Bush's announcement in Maryland today of an executive order that will set a policy to conserve white bass and red drum fish for the recreational, economic and environmental benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today voiced concern over a Pentagon decision to send half of New Jersey's National Guard troops and a large portion of their equipment abroad to aid in the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The New Jersey congressman sent the following letter to Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, asking that the Pentagon reconsider the decision.
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 U.S. House of Representatives was unable to reach the two-thirds necessary to override President Bush's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following statement on the House floor this morning during debate to override President Bush's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Patrick Murphy (D-PA) to the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 that would give states the authority to regulate solid waste facilities. The amendment was unanimously approved by voice vote.