Press Releases
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.
Washington, DC -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), introduced legislation last week entitled the Dean Gallo Cancer Patient Compassion Act of 2006 that would waive the 24 month Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) waiting period for terminal cancer patients who are uninsured. The legislation, HR 5615, is named in memory of former New Jersey Congressman Dean Gallo, who passed away in 1994 after a battle with prostate cancer.
New Brunswick, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today joined New Jersey HIV/AIDS patients, activists, health care providers and state officials to decry legislation to reauthorize the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act that would disproportionately impact New Jersey HIV/AIDS patients.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed an appropriations bill that includes language authored by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) encouraging 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.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) last night secured $450,000 in federal funds for the National Park Service to design and construct a 2.1-mile addition to the bike path at Sandy Hook.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that he has secured $300,000 in federal funds to support construction of the second phase of the South Amboy Intermodal transportation project. The funding will provide for the construction of high-level platforms at the South Amboy train station.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Resources Committee, today denounced legislation House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA) is trying to move through committee that would allow states to opt out of established offshore drilling moratoria. The New Jersey congressman gave the following statement today at a House Resources Committee hearing on H.R. 4761.