Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- In response to several news reports highlighting the lack of security at chemical sites in New Jersey and Louisiana, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives approved by voice vote a bipartisan amendment tonight offered by U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Clay Shaw (R-FL) and Jeff Mil ler (R-FL) that prevents more partially treated human sewage from being dumped in our waterways.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today blamed the bad fiscal practices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the House Appropriations Committee's decision to withhold funding for beach replenishment and flood control projects across most of the state.
"Chemical security is an issue of critical importance to the safety of many of my constituents and to our national security, and one that the House has not yet dealt with nearly four years after September 11th.
Washington, D.C. --- After the completion of a three-hour Capitol Hill BRAC hearing, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) said they believe that the Department of Defense substantially deviated from the criteria it was supposed to use in making its recommendations.
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone today said the Bush Administration is violating federal law by choosing not to issue mandatory regulations regarding lead paint. In a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Stephen L.
Hamilton, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and New Jersey AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech today assailed a Bush administration agreement with Central America and called on the House of Representatives to reject the agreement when it comes up for a vote later this month.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statements regarding the recommendation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that Fort Monmouth be closed and its activities consolidated at other military facilities under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.
Rep. Holt's response:
"Today, the House approved crucial legislation that for the first time ensures homeland security funding for first responders is distributed on the basis of risk, not strictly on the basis of population.
Washington, D.C. --- Pointing to the fact that 11 chemical plants in the New Jersey area are at risk of a terrorist attack that could affect more than one million people, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.