Press Releases

"Mr. Speaker, the Iraq War has been an utter failure. Since the very beginning, with its refusal to truly internationalize the war, the Bush administration has shown nothing but arrogance towards anyone outside its inner circle----whether that be Congress or the International Community. Unfortunately, the administration is now paying the price and our U.S. troops in Iraq are paying with their lives.

"There seems to be a sense from Republicans here in Congress that anyone who questions the actions of the Bush administration is not supporting our troops.

"While I am pleased with today's news that the EPA will provide more time to consider comments from the public, I am concerned that this decision is simply a matter of election year politics. It seems to me that the President Bush is bowing to political pressure by delaying action on this issue until next year.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), ranking Democrat on the House Fisheries, Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee, today expressed concern over inadequate federal funding for the international fisheries commissions and said he and other members of the Subcommittee will be sending a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting that the necessary funds be restored in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 appropriations bill that funds the State Department.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today vowed to introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would tighten regulations and impose stiff monetary penalties for nursing homes that violate the federal laws designed to protect our vulnerable elderly population. The New Jersey congressman's announcement follows recent reports that no legal recourse is available to the patients of the Forest View Care Center nursing home in Neptune that were illegally transferred to another facility without proper notice

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) will host an awards ceremony on Monday, May 3, in honor of the winners of the 2004 Congressional District High School Arts Competition, this years Military Service Academy nominees and the winners of the Congressional Award.

Fort Monmouth, NJ --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) and Rush D. Holt (NJ-12) hosted a meeting earlier this week at Fort Monmouth to discuss with state counter-terrorism officials how Fort Monmouth's capabilities and technologies can assist the state in the area of Homeland Security. Joining the two congressmen at the meeting at Fort Monmouth's Mallette Hall were officials from the NJ Department of Military Affairs, the NJ Office of Counter Terrorism, the NJ Office of the Attorney General and the NJ State Police.

"Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, I attended a ceremony to remember the victims of the Armenian genocide in Times Square in New York City, that was a very moving event. There were several genocide survivors in attendance, and I had a chance to talk briefly with maybe 10 or so.