Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement today after attending a White House meeting with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and House Democratic leaders to discuss the urgent need to provide COVID-19 pandemic relief to the American people:
Washington, DC – Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Don Beyer (VA-08) led a request to the Architect of the Capitol for a memorial tree on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in commemoration of the late United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded the distribution of COVID-19 relief funding to New Jersey's fishing communities. New Jersey received $11 million in federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that Congress passed and was signed into law last March. The funding was allocated to aid commercial fishing businesses, charter and for-hire fishing businesses, aquaculture operations, processors, and other fishery-related businesses in New Jersey.
Perth Amboy, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded New Jersey's investments in clean energy and jobs during a visit to the first community solar project to be energized in New Jersey in Perth Amboy with Governor Murphy. During the visit to 4PX Express/Duke Realty Solar Warehouse, Pallone commended New Jersey's commitment to transforming to a clean economy and investing in green, good paying jobs.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today in response to President Biden's Executive Orders prioritizing the climate crisis at the national level, spurring the creation of new good-paying jobs, securing environmental justice, and pausing new leases for onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling on federal land and water:
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that New Jersey will receive $216 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for costs associated with storage, transport, distribution, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. The funding will be distributed to the New Jersey State Police who are working with the New Jersey Department of Health to distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today held a virtual roundtable with local stakeholders to discuss his energy and environmental accomplishments in the omnibus package signed into law in December.
Edison, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today toured the vaccination site at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center with Governor Phil Murphy in Edison. The site is one of six mega-sites in New Jersey designed to help accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations around the state.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump:
Asbury Park, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today provided an update on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic at the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Community Health Center in Asbury Park. He was joined by local elected officials and Christopher Rinn who serves as CEO of VNACJ Community Health Centers.