Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following speech last night on the House floor voicing his support for Israel's right to self-defense.
"Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my strong support for the nation of Israel as it exercises its right to self-defense in the face of terrorist attacks.
Long Branch, N.J. This morning, United States Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) announced their strong opposition to legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives that would allow oil drilling off New Jerseys shore.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today expressed his strong support for the nation of Israel as it continued to defend itself against attacks from the Hezbollah and Hamas terrorist groups, and called on the European Union to end their criticisms of Israeli actions.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent a letter to Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, to request that she direct their Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) to conduct a health consultation for the DuPont facility in Parlin, New Jersey.
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) today held discussions with FBI Director Robert Mueller regarding the future of the FBI Information Technology Center at Fort Monmouth. The two New Jersey lawmakers made it clear to Mueller that the Bureau should stay in Monmouth County.
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) and Rush Holt (NJ-12) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense today voicing concern over the possible departure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office located on the property of Fort Monmouth. Todays action follows a letter sent yesterday to Robert S. Mueller III, Director of the FBI, in which to the two New Jersey lawmakers asked to meet with Director Mueller to discuss the agency's intentions.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House today in opposition to H.R. 4761, the Domestic Energy Production through Offshore Exploration and Equitable Treatment of State Holdings Act of 2006 (DOER Act), a Republican sponsored bill that will allow states to open their shores to oil and gas drilling.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that provides $1 million for a comprehensive study to determine which U.S. coastal population centers are most at risk from the impacts of sea level rise due to global warming. This is the first time the House has approved an amendment specifically addressing the threat of global warming.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives last night approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Defense Appropriations bill that included $2 million he secured for the Anti-Terror Medical Technology Program at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives last night approved a Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Defense Appropriations bill that included $2 million he requested for the Rapid Response Database Systems Initiative at Monmouth University.