Press Releases

Dear Commissioner Campbell:

I am writing in regard to the fence recently erected at the Coast Guard Station on Sandy Hook. As you know, the fence prevents access to about a mile of open beach known as "the Rip" that is recognized as a leading surf-fishing destination for catching striped bass, bluefish and fluke.

"I would like to thank the members of the stakeholders committee and the Sports Authority for holding a public forum tonight so that local citizens can voice their opinions on the future of Monmouth Park. I suggest that this not be the only public hearing. As more information unfolds about the Sports Authoritys plans, there should be additional opportunities for the public to be heard.

"There's no doubt both Republicans here in the Congress and in the Bush administration are concerned that seniors aren't buying their new prescription drug law, but to use $22 million of the American taxpayers' money to try to change public opinion is outrageous. If the president wants to go on the airwaves and mislead American seniors as to how this new law will help them he should tap into some of the $150 million he's amassed in campaign contributions from the very groups that will actually benefit from this law.

"I would like to thank the members of the stakeholders committee and the Sports Authority for their efforts to address some of the concerns that I, along with Assemblymen Panter & Morgan and Senator Karcher have set forth. I'm particularly pleased that the Sports Authority agreed to hold a public forum later this month so local citizens could voice their opinions on the future of Monmouth Park. There should be an opportunity for subsequent public meetings as well.

Mr. Ermon Jones

Chairman

C/O ICCC Monmouth County Head Start

Dear Mr. Jones:

I have recently been contacted by my constituents concerning the mold contamination at the Union Beach Head Start Center. Several concerns have arisen as this issue persists.

"Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to urge my colleagues and the Bush administration to once again take a look at Pakistan through a critical and analytical lens.

"Pakistan is one of our strongest allies in the war against terror, yet I am deeply disturbed by our supposed ally's involvement with supplying nuclear technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya. There is ample evidence of these ties, and I find it very convenient that President Musharraf takes a position of denial and that he blames everyone besides the Pakistani government.

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) offered the following response today to the release of President Bush s $2.4 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Federal Budget.