Press Releases
Pallone, Pascrell, Booker Legislation to Force Polluters to Pay for Superfund Cleanup, Not Taxpayers
Roughly 50 percent of New Jersey’s population lives within three miles of a Superfund site
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Striped Bass Board’s adoption of a policy that will achieve agreed upon conservation goals while treating New Jersey’s fishing industry fairly. The decision establishes fair catch limits and allows states to submit their own conservation equivalent plans.
New Jerseyans Can Sign Up for Health Coverage Nov 1st – Dec 15th
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today encouraging New Jersey residents to sign up for health insurance coverage on Healthcare.gov. The Affordable Care Act’s Open Enrollment season kicks off today, November 1st, and residents can sign up for health insurance for the upcoming year through December 15, 2019.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC) to pursue a conservation policy that achieves agreed upon Striped Bass stock management goals while treating states like New Jersey in a fair and consistent manner.
Resolution recognizes first genocide of the 20th Century
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded the House passage of a resolution that officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide. Beginning in 1915, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were systemically murdered over the course of several years in what is now present-day Turkey.
House Floor Vote to Recognize and Memorialize the Genocide Scheduled for Next Week
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the leadership of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Peter King (R-NY), and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), released the following statement regarding the announcement that H.Res.