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Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Sri Lankan Caucus, today announced plans to introduce legislation to provide humanitarian aid and relief to the victims of devastating earthquake in South Asia over the weekend.
"I'm outraged that the National Park Service would go ahead and give Sandy Hook Partners another six-month extension on phase one of its Fort Hancock revitalization project. Sandy Hook Partners has had more than enough time to come up with phase one funding. It's also ludicrous that the National Park Service is using a lawsuit filed last week as a reason for the extension.
"While it seems like the President is leaning in the right direction with his Ocean Action Plan, I am disappointed that it is broadly written and does not contain a specific mandate of long-term conservation of our oceans and marine resources. The U.S.
Washington, D.C. ---U.S. Senators Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today expressed outrage regarding recent statements by U.S.
Long Branch, NJ ---- One day before the European Union (EU) is set to vote on whether to begin membership talks with Turkey, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today said Turkey must finally recognize the Armenian Genocide, as well as the Republic of Cyprus, which joined the EU earlier this year.
Washington, DC Armenia will enjoy permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with the United States after legislation granting PNTR to Armenia was signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 3.
Washington, DC The U.S. Senate on Friday approved legislation granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to Armenia, said U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-author of the same legislation with U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) this weekend secured $2.9 million for two projects at Sandy Hook as part of a giant appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 that was approved by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The New Jersey congressman requested the funds earlier this year.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) said today that both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate approved a giant funding bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 this weekend that includes funding for two agriculture research projects at Rutgers University.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) said today that the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate approved a giant funding bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 this weekend that included $240,000 in funding for the expansion of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Childrens Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick.