Press Releases
"In the wake of one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation's history, the Republicans have passed a special-interest bill that guts a critical environmental safety net.
Ringwood, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today visited the former Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund site in Ringwood Township to demand the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ford Motor Company finish cleanup at the site and address health concerns among area residents.
(Washington, DC.) Representatives Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) today lent their support to Representative Ray LaHoods (R-IL) resolution of disapproval on the proposed final Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list submitted by President Bush to the Congress this month.
"I must say I have to seriously question the timing and appropriateness of considering a bill that would cut the heart out of one of our nation's major environmental protection laws in the wake of one of the worst human environmental tragedies in history.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today voiced disappointment that President Bush did not discuss the need to internationalize the war in Iraq when he spoke before the United Nations General Assembly last week.
Ventnor City, N.J. --- Standing outside a home scheduled to be "condemned" in the name of economic redevelopment, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the introduction of federal legislation that will prohibit local governments from seizing private property for private use.
Long Branch, NJ -- After learning that Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman James Inhofe (R-OK) plans to introduce legislation allowing the Bush administration to waive environmental laws in the three states affected by Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues and one of the lead authors of legislation that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, praised the House International Relations Committee for approving the legislation and encouraged House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) to allow a vote on the floor of the U.S.
Westfield, N.J. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today praised Cindy Sheehan for her persistence in attempting to get answers from President Bush on his administration's war strategy in Iraq. The New Jersey congressman invited Sheehan to come to New Jersey to discuss Iraq and to share her story.