Press Releases

Washington, D.C. --- 58 members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to President Bush urging that he call on Turkey to lift its blockade against Armenia during his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tomorrow.

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) invites area residents to a community forum with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the proposed Keyport flood control project, Monday, February 2 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Keyport First Aid Squad, located at 1927 Atlantic Street in Keyport. The New Jersey congressman and the Army Corps of Engineers will provide residents with information on the project and will also request feedback from residents on the proposal.

In an attempt to provide area residents with information and get feedback on a proposed flood control project for Highlands, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) invites area residents to a community forum with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the proposed Highlands flood control project, Monday, February 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Robert D. Wilson Community Center, located at the corner of Snug Harbor and Bay Avenues in Highlands.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today secured $100,000 for Union County Colleges (UCC) College for Teens program, a Plainfield program providing at-risk high school students with crucial academic, technology and leadership skills to succeed in college or the workplace. The funds were included in a giant $328.1 billion spending bill passed yesterday in the U.S. Senate. Last month, the U.S.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) secured $4.5 million for two transportation programs at Rutgers University charged with both studying and training transportation officials on the most efficient ways of travel now and in the future. The U.S. Senate approved the funds yesterday as part of a giant Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 omnibus bill.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) said today that the U.S. Senate approved a giant funding bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 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 last year when the appropriations process began.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have now approved a giant Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 omnibus spending bill that includes $5.8 million for expansion of marine mammal research in Central Jersey. The New Jersey congressman said he secured federal funding for the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook, and the Striped Bass--Bluefish Population Dynamics Research Program at Rutgers University.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) secured $1 million for the continued construction of the South Amboy Intermodal Transportation Initiative, providing the critical funds to begin the second phase of the project, which calls for the construction of an elevated platform to dramatically improve safety, the addition of handicapped accessibility and the facilitation of overall upgrades to the transportation system.