Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded new investments from the Biden Administration to support the conservation and protection of whales. The U.S. Department of Commerce will devote $82 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the conservation of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in reaction to Merck’s lawsuit to block the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions empowering Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for seniors:
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook will receive $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to make critical upgrades to the facility’s saltwater intake system. The system currently suffers from deferred maintenance that threatens the facility’s core research mission.
Monmouth Beach, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority (TRWRA) will receive $20 million in federal funding to help upgrade its wastewater treatment plant at a press conference with Governor Murphy, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Vin Gopal and TRWRA Executive Director Mike Gianforte. TRWRA will use the funding to replace a damaged sewer line and build a new main pump station in a lower risk area.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced award funding to Rutgers University for a New Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco:
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement on House passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement:
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured $637,195 in federal funding for Carteret in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024. The House is expected to vote on the underlying legislation in the coming months.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today congratulated the Long Branch Free Public Library for receiving the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent agency that serves as the main source of federal support for libraries and museums within the United States.
Piscataway, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today held a press conference to call out House Republicans’ manufactured default crisis and highlight the devastating impact it would have on New Jersey. House Republicans recently passed the Default on America Act that would make harmful cuts to critical programs and services in New Jersey.
In New Jersey, the Default on America Act would: