Press Releases
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Anjuli Ramos-Busot and Kai Mateo will serve as virtual guests to President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday. Ramos-Busot is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. She is a former climate change research scientist at New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection and now leads one of the state's top climate advocacy organizations. Mateo is the Federal Climate Campaign Manager for New Jersey League of Conservation Voters.
Asbury Park, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today with local elected officials and environmental advocates on new funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Pallone recently announced that New Jersey will receive $15,448,790 to build out the state's electric vehicle charging infrastructure, paving the way for a more robust and convenient network of chargers across New Jersey.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement on Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine:
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's decision to study the feasibility of widening the Outerbridge Crossing between central New Jersey and Staten Island:
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined Carteret Mayor Daniel J. Reiman to announce today that Carteret will receive $6 million from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to build a passenger ferry terminal. The terminal is part of Carteret's efforts to run a ferry from central New Jersey to downtown Manhattan.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will receive $826,807 for the New Jersey Seafood Processor COVID-19 Assistance Program. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS).
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive $3,996,614 to restore and conserve sport fish populations and $4,410,062 to restore, conserve, and manage wildlife populations. The funding comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program. The program supports state and local outdoor recreational opportunities and wildlife and habitat conservation efforts.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive $15,448,790 to build out the state's electric vehicle charging infrastructure, paving the way for a more robust and convenient network of chargers across New Jersey. The funding is part of the effort to construct the first-ever national network of EV chargers and will deploy chargers across both urban and rural areas.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that schools and libraries in New Jersey will receive over $6 million from the ninth round of funding from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). Schools and libraries in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District have now received $11.7 million, and New Jersey has received over $112 million from the Fund in total.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today held the first meeting of his Youth Advisory Council in 2022. This program offers civic minded high school students in New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District a unique opportunity to share their insight on the issues most important to them directly with him and his office and to learn about the role of Congress in our democracy.