Press Releases
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Pascrell/LoBiondo/Menendez amendment, which would protect New Jersey's ability to combat the influence money plays in the contracting process and to reaffirm states rights.
"The buzzword in our state these days is 'pay-to-play.' Pay-to-play means that people get contracts by giving large campaign contributions to politicians. Pay-to-play wastes tax dollars by awarding contracts to influential donors rather than the lowest, most efficient bidder
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My opening remarks at last years budget oversight hearing expressed serious concerns about what was a disturbing trend in the Bush administrations priorities -- the apparent low priority given to the budgets of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Washington, D.C. --- After learning from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that budget cuts proposed by President Bush would eliminate all skimmer boat coverage of the Jersey coastline on summer weekends and holidays, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called the president's proposal ill-advised and urged him to reconsider this budget cut. The New Jersey congressman expressed his displeasure with the cut in a letter to the president today.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today said his office has talked with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to make sure that the Deal Lake flume would be open in time for the spring herring runs. According to the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, the runs of fish are not likely to begin until mid-April.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today admonished the Bush administration for again slashing funding for beach replenishment and shore protection programs, calling the cuts "an insult to shore communities."
Long Branch, NJ --- One day after calling on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) to investigate calling card problems our soldiers are now dealing with in Iraq, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today talked with officials at AT&T about the problem and sent a letter formally asking the DoD Inspector General Joseph E. Schmitz to conduct an investigation into how prevalent these calling card problems are in Iraq.
Long Branch, N.J. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. today called on the U. S Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General to investigate contract services provided by AT&T to our troops in Iraq.
Pallone cited recent reports that troops in Iraq placing telephone calls back home have expressed frustration with the service provided by AT&T, the only company with a contract to provide call centers at Iraq military bases.
"This Friday, President Bush plans to take his traveling White House to New Jersey in the hope of convincing New Jersey workers to support his Social Security privatization proposal. For six weeks, the President has been working to build support for his plan, but it has fallen flat with the American people and it will fall flat also in New Jersey.
"The issue we're talking about today hits home so easily with members of Congress because of just how revolting the very thought of sewage is. The notion that the Environmental Protection Agency -- the federal agency charged with keeping the environment clean -- would dirty our waters by allowing more sewage dumping is appalling.
"I am pleased to join my colleagues today in reintroducing the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, or 'NASPER' legislation. Every year we come closer to signing this important piece of legislation into law, particularly last year when the bill passed on the House floor, and I believe my colleagues and I stand here today determined to bring this bill to the President as soon as possible.