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September 22, 2005

(Washington, DC.) Representatives Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) today lent their support to Representative Ray LaHoods (R-IL) resolution of disapproval on the proposed final Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list submitted by President Bush to the Congress this month.


September 21, 2005

"I must say I have to seriously question the timing and appropriateness of considering a bill that would cut the heart out of one of our nation's major environmental protection laws in the wake of one of the worst human environmental tragedies in history.


September 20, 2005

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today voiced disappointment that President Bush did not discuss the need to internationalize the war in Iraq when he spoke before the United Nations General Assembly last week.


September 19, 2005

Ventnor City, N.J. --- Standing outside a home scheduled to be "condemned" in the name of economic redevelopment, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the introduction of federal legislation that will prohibit local governments from seizing private property for private use.


September 16, 2005

Long Branch, NJ -- After learning that Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman James Inhofe (R-OK) plans to introduce legislation allowing the Bush administration to waive environmental laws in the three states affected by Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.


September 15, 2005

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues and one of the lead authors of legislation that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, praised the House International Relations Committee for approving the legislation and encouraged House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) to allow a vote on the floor of the U.S.


September 12, 2005

Westfield, N.J. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today praised Cindy Sheehan for her persistence in attempting to get answers from President Bush on his administration's war strategy in Iraq. The New Jersey congressman invited Sheehan to come to New Jersey to discuss Iraq and to share her story.


September 6, 2005

U.S. Rep Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), in conjunction with the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, today called on area residents to donate urgently needed supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. Donations can be made to Pallone's district office in New Brunswick through Friday or at the FoodBank in Neptune through Saturday.


August 31, 2005

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of Hurricane Katrina.Thousands of families have lost loved ones, homes and, in some cases, their entire communities.