Press Releases
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.
"It has been little more than three weeks since Hurricane Katrina's landfall in the Gulf region resulted in perhaps the most devastating natural disaster our nation has ever seen.
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.
"My legislation will help families fight for the homes that they have worked and saved for and to ensure that their homes are not unfairly seized by the government," said Pallone.
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. (D-NJ) today criticized the legislation and urged Inhofe's counterpart in the House of Representatives to not consider any similar legislation.
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. House of Representatives this year.
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. Pallone and Sheehan were also joined at a news conference in Westfield by Springfield resident Fran Middleberg, whose son served in Iraq.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced plans to introduce legislation this week creating a new, independent Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response Agency that would take control of preparing for and responding to natural disasters. The new agency would not be responsible for terrorism related disasters, which would remain at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Rep Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), in conjunction with the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, today called on area residents to donate urgently needed supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. Donations can be made to Pallone's district office in New Brunswick through Friday or at the FoodBank in Neptune through Saturday.