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"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. Commission on Ocean Policy recommended dramatic changes to our system of ocean governance, and we need to have the political will to make necessary reforms.
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. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator Thomas Dunne suggesting radical changes to the Superfund program to ease pressure on the Superfund's tightening budget and to lower expectations in affected communities.
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.
U.S. Representative Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, sponsored the law granting PNTR to Armenia. Passage of the law was necessary for Armenia to receive the full benefits of its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2003.
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. The legislation was included in a comprehensive trade bill, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Bill, which passed the House last month. The legislation now awaits the president's signature.
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. Pallone, whose district includes Rutgers, requested the agricultural funding for the programs in a letter to members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture earlier this year when the appropriations process began.
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. Pallone requested the funds earlier this year in a letter to the members of the House Labor and Heath and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) secured $3.29 million for two Central Jersey programs that conduct research on the areas fish population. The funds were included in a giant $388 billion spending bill that combines nine appropriations bills into one omnibus bill funding domestic programs and foreign operations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, which officially began on October 1, 2004. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate both approved the omnibus bill this past weekend.
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 includes $295,000 for projects at Monmouth University. Pallone requested the funds in a letter to the members of the House Appropriations Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee earlier this year.