Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- The House Appropriations Committee last night approved language authored by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that encourages the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to clarify that waste transfer stations on railroad properties should be subject to the same laws and regulations as other solid waste facilities. The language was added to a report that accompanies the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development (TTHUD) Appropriations spending bill.
Washington, D.C. --- The Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informed three New Jersey lawmakers late yesterday that he would conduct an investigation into the agency's cleanup of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund site in Ringwood.
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today denounced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not complying with a law passed in 2000 that protects the health of beachgoers through improved water quality standards.
West Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) brought together mayors of New Jersey coastal towns today to discuss how to prepare for the impacts that global warming and sea level rise could have on their communities in the future.
Washington, D.C. --- Inspired by a young man named Gideon Sofer from Highland Park who is fighting Crohn's disease, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) yesterday introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Crohn's disease.
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 last night to assail the Bush administration for its announcement earlier in the day of a replacement for U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans. The New Jersey congressman voiced concern that the Turkish government may have played a role in Evans' removal. Following, is the text of Pallone's floor speech.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today voiced concern over legislation to reauthorize the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act which would penalize the state of New Jersey for its success in helping the state's HIV/AIDS patients.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) testified before the House Transportation Committee's Railroads Subcommittee this morning about the critical need to ensure solid waste facilities next to rail lines fall under the same regulations as every other waste facility in the nation.
Sea Bright, NJ --- Today, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement through his District Director, Shawn Brennan, at the release of the annual State of the Shore Report.
Washington, D.C. --- Late last night the U.S. House of Representatives supported an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and a bipartisan group of members from Florida and California to strip a provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that would allow offshore natural gas drilling as close as three miles off the U.S. coast.