Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- Days after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that cleanup of 34 Superfund sites will not be cleaned up this year due to a of lack of funding, a bipartisan group of 106 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to House appropriators asking them to fund Superfund cleanup at the level supported by the Senate.
Long Branch, N.J. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that a new New York City solid waste management proposal to transport trash on barges will not have any adverse impact on the Floatables Action Plan.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Long Branch, NJ --- Appalled by reports that the Special Trustee for American Indians threatened to withhold checks and cancel meetings with Indian Trust beneficiaries as retaliation to a court ruling last week, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, last night introduced legislation in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation last night sponsored by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that honors the life and musical contributions of renowned jazz pianist and bandleader, William "Count" Basie.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today secured continued federal funding for the placement of sand on beaches that have previously been replenished but have lost sand in the last few years. The victory comes after President Bush proposed shifting the cost of all beach renourishment to state and local governments in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 budget.
Long Branch, NJ --- Concerned that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could allow the construction of a wind farm off the Monmouth County coast without any public input or an assessment of the environmental and economic impacts, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, D.C. --- In a letter to President Bush, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, today expressed concern regarding negotiations between the United States and Pakistan on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
"As we all know, it has taken far too long to move this legislation, and as a result, Native Americans have continued to suffer disparities in the health care they receive.