Press Releases

Washington, D.C. --- Four U.S. congressmen sent the following letter to President George W. Bush today asking him to condemn the Azerbaijani war rhetoric and other actions taken against the Republic of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh when he meets with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on Friday, April 28, in Washington, D.C. The letter was signed by U.S. Reps. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone, co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, as well as U.S. Reps.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, gave the following statement yesterday on the floor of the United States House of Representatives in recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Monday marked the 91st anniversary of the start of the genocide, which claimed the lives of over 1.5 million Armenians.

Washington, D.C. --- Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ,) co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, made the following statement today following President Bush's proclamation on the 91st anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide:

New Brunswick, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today brought together local officials from towns in his congressional district to discuss how they can best prepare for a potential avian flu outbreak. The New Jersey congressman, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, warned local officials that the federal government is not as prepared as it should be, and therefore local and state governments must prepare to act in the event of a national pandemic.

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following statement today at the ribbon-cutting for the week-long effort at Rutgers University to advocate on behalf of increased college education funding.

WASHINGTON United States Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), joined by U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, today called on the Bush administration to cut the endless web of Medicare bureaucracy that is affecting millions of New Jersey seniors and persons with disabilities.

Union Beach, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) was joined today by environmentalists and fishermen to demand General Electric (GE) end years of stall tactics and begin cleaning up contamination it dumped in the Hudson River over three decades.

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today to refute the rosy scenario U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt painted during a visit with seniors in Brick.