Press Releases
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of families have lost loved ones, homes and, in some cases, their entire communities.
"The communities impacted in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida will face untold challenges to rebuild. It is critical that when Congress comes back into session next week, our first priority be the passage of a disaster relief package for the affected areas.
"I'm disappointed the BRAC Commission voted to close Fort Monmouth after admitting that such action deviates from the Pentagon's own criteria. It's clear the Commission agreed with the arguments we made, and I believe that's why they included an unusual provision that would keep the Fort open if closure would lead to a disruption in the war on terror. I do not like this supposed compromise, but I think it clearly shows that our arguments resonated with the commissioners.
Union Township, N.J. --- Citing a recent report by the New Jersey Policy Perspective that 589 Wal-Mart employees in New Jersey are enrolled in the state's FamilyCare program, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) criticized the company for pushing its employees' health care costs onto the New Jersey taxpayer outside a Wal-Mart store in Union Township this afternoon.
Washington, D.C. --- In direct response to an announcement from the Turkish government earlier this month that it plans to proceed with a rail line in the South Caucasus region that bypasses Armenia, eight U.S. lawmakers sent a letter today to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging her to denounce the project since it intentionally excludes Armenia and undermines the United States' policy in the region.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Senator Jon Corzine, Reps. Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), along with local elected leaders and members of the Save Our Fort Committee, held a press conference today to update the public on their most recent efforts to get Ft. Monmouth off the Pentagons Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list in the run up to the independent BRAC Commissions final series of public hearings, scheduled to begin August 24 in Crystal City, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC.
Long Branch, N.J. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced plans to introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that will prohibit communities from invoking eminent domain, except under extreme circumstances.
"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.
"I want to thank New Jersey Citizen Action for organizing this celebration. It's sad to think of this anniversary passing without any fanfare, but if the Bush administration had its way, tomorrow's anniversary would go unnoticed. Today, we're making sure that doesn't happen.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) invites residents of Middlesex, Piscataway and Sayreville to come and voice their concerns and opinions on issues facing New Jersey and the nation at town hall meetings in each of the communities this month, or speak one-on-one with him during an open house at his New Brunswick office at the end of August.
MIDDLESEX TOWN HALL FORUM
Tuesday, August 16
Middlesex Borough Hall
Long Branch, NJ --- President Bush signed legislation written by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) into law last night that combats the overuse and abuse of prescription drugs. The New Jersey congressman said the new law gives the New Jersey legislature the perfect opportunity to pass legislation already introduced that creates a drug monitoring program to combat the overuse and abuse of prescription drugs.
Trenton, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today said legislation he authored, which President Bush is expected to sign into law this week, gives the New Jersey legislature the perfect opportunity to pass legislation already introduced that creates a drug monitoring program to combat the overuse and abuse of prescription drugs.