Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent the following letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Regional Administrator, Alan Steinberg, calling on him to immediately expand EPA testing of animals near the Ringwood Superfund site.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent the following letter to U.S. District Court Chief Judge Garrett Brown regarding the recent decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Hedges not to alert McCarrick High School in Metuchen that James Kazanjian, whom they employ as a teacher and football coach was charged with possession of child pornography.
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 unanimously approved by voice vote.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt urging that he delay new Medicare reimbursement plans set to take effect on November 15th that would limit reimbursement for the purchase of wheelchairs and other power mobility devices.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the New Jersey Supreme Court decision today saying that same-sex couples are entitled to the same financial and social benefits given to married heterosexual couples.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today urged the Bush administration to provide an uninterrupted transition to new drug plans for an estimated 632,000 seniors who will lose their prescription drug coverage at the end of the year.
Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that thirteen central New Jersey municipalities have been awarded federal grants to offset the cost of purchasing bullet proof vests for law enforcement personnel. The grants are dispersed through the U.S. Department of Justice's Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant (BVP) program, designed to provide this critical resource to state and local law enforcement.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today urging House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds (R-NY) to step down from their leadership positions until a federal investigation is complete into what they knew and what actions they took regarding former Rep. Mark Foley's improper and potentially illegal interactions with House Pages.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Member of the Democratic Israel Working Group, gave the following statement yesterday on the floor of the United States House of Representatives regarding the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I am extremely concerned that the fragile peace between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorists could very easily fall apart.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today voiced opposition to a provision in a Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report that would seriously undermine efforts to secure chemical facilities in New Jersey and across the country.