Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), founder and former co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans gave the following remarks last night regarding the Pakistani government's unwillingness to crack down on terrorists within their nation:
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, welcomed Ed Wiley of West Virginia to Capitol Hill today after he walked 450 miles from Charleston, West Virginia to Washington to draw attention to the dangers posed by mountaintop mining in his community and others throughout Appalachia.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), the ranking Democrat on the Fisheries and Oceans Subcommittee, announced today that he expects the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to make public their decision to keep the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) closed to striped bass fishing.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that Edison has been awarded a school safety resource grant to assist with improving local school safety measures. The grant was awarded through the United States Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Secure Our Schools program, which serves to support efforts to improve security at schools across the nation.
New Brunswick, NJ --- With the new academic year beginning at Rutgers University this week, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) came to the campus today to unveil his three-point plan to make college more affordable for New Jersey students and their families who may find a college education is out of reach.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI) sent the following letter to the President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR), H.E. Arkadi Ghukasian, congratulating him and the people of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic on the 15th Anniversary of their Independence. The lawmakers, who serve as joint chairs of the House Caucus on Armenian Issues, also pledged their continued support for international recognition of NKR's independence and struggle for security.
Eatontown, NJ --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Rush Holt (NJ-12) today reacted to news that the U.S. Department of Defense has decided against denying services to TRICARE Plus beneficiaries at the Patterson Army Health Clinic (PAHC).
(Eatontown, NJ) U.S. Representatives Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs William Winkenwerder, Jr. this week, detailing their concern that Patterson Army Health Clinic (PAHC) will no longer serve TRICARE Plus beneficiaries. The letter was in response to beneficiaries being notified that they will need to find alternative care providers by October 16, 2006. (BENEFICIARY LETTER IS ATTACHED.)
Edison, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, was joined at a press conference today by New Jersey doctors who are frustrated by the overwhelming administrative hurdles they must jump through before their patients have access to drugs they were already promised by their private drug plans.