Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- Last night, the U.S. Senate passed legislation advocated by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that gives the Edison Memorial Tower Corporation an additional six months of eligibility to receive federal matching funds to renovate the Edison Memorial Tower in Edison. The legislation, which was introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) in the House, passed that chamber last week. The legislation now heads to the president's desk for final approval.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement in response to President Bush's State of the Union Address.
"The president's health care proposal is a non-starter. At a time when we need to confront the growing number of uninsured and the skyrocketing price of health insurance, the president has created a plan that would actually make both problems worse.
Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka, gave the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday evening regarding the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka:
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian issues, today released the following statement condemning the murder of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the Armenian Genocide.
"We were extremely disturbed to learn today of the murder of Hrant Dink, a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement on completion of the Democratic 100 Hour Agenda.
"Last year during the political campaign House Democrats promised to pass six pieces of legislation if the American people trusted us with control of the House. The American people were looking for a new direction, and turned to us to get them there.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) supported legislation today that would make college more affordable for millions of students who have loans by cutting the interest rates in half from the current 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent over five years.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that gives the Edison Memorial Tower Corporation an additional six months of eligibility to receive federal matching funds to renovate the Edison Memorial Tower in Edison. The legislation was cosponsored by U.S. Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Albio Sires (D-NJ) and Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ). The legislation was unanimously approved by voice vote.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, went to the House floor this afternoon to express his surprise that President Bush would once again nominate Richard Hoagland as U.S.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, urged his House colleagues to support H.R. 4, "The Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" during debate on the legislation on the House floor. The New Jersey congressman gave the following statement.