Press Releases
Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Eatontown, NJ --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rush Holt (D-NJ), cochairmen of the Save Our Fort Committee, today issued a detailed report showing the significant role Fort Monmouth is playing in the war in Iraq, and said the report demonstrates Fort Monmouth's critical role in today's military.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, recently welcomed more than 350 members of the Armenian community to Capitol Hill to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. They were joined by numerous Senators and Members of Congress.
"I am pleased to be here this morning in support of my colleague Bobby Rush's efforts to address postpartum depression. As an original cosponsor of his legislation, H.R. 1940, I wholeheartedly agree that appropriate research and attention be devoted to this issue.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today introduced legislation that will mandate states strengthen their child restraint laws, or face a loss of critical federal highway money.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Heather Wilson (R-NM) yesterday asked the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a full investigation into the homeland security needs of Indian Tribes, as well as the ability of Tribal governments to respond to these threats and there impact on state and regional homeland security preparedness.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today requested that both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Transportation work together to develop a system for notifying local officials, law enforcement, and emergency planners of any rail shipments containing hazardous materials through their jurisdictions.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) at Sandy Hook to make financial records for the Fort Hancock redevelopment project available to the public.
Long Branch, NJ --- In response to a series of recent indictments of public officials, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) said today that New Jersey needs to limit campaign contributions to developers in particular and corporations in general, as well as expand public financing of campaigns at every level of government.
Long Branch, NJ ---U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that he had confirmed that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would begin work on a permanent extension of the Deal Lake flume by September, after the end of the summer beach season.