Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on President Trump's decision to cancel across-the-board pay raises for civilian workers in the federal government.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Rutgers University has been awarded five National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling more than $2,500,000.
"I am extremely proud that Rutgers has distinguished itself as leading research institution," Pallone said. "These funds will benefit not just the University, but our entire community, by allowing Rutgers to work on critical issues that affect us all."
The projects are:
New Brunswick, NJ – Today Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a roundtable at Cai's Café in Metuchen on how to support startups in New Jersey. Congressman Pallone is the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees many important issues vital to business, including the internet. The participants included Eva Abreu, founder of Blank Space which is based in Central New Jersey, Mukesh M.
Long Branch, NJ - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the State of New Jersey has been awarded $66,522,137 in security grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. These grants include $8,388,505 in awards for the NJ Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to several 3-D printing companies asking that they detail the steps being taking to limit the production of undetectable and untraceable firearms. Pallone requested that these companies consider developing technology that could prevent 3-D guns from being printed and take steps that would discourage printing of firearms altogether.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump announced his replacement program for the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan:
"As expected, the Trump Administration has replaced the Clean Power Plan with a Coal Protection Plan that fails to safeguard our families and communities from harmful carbon pollution. Once again, this Administration is choosing polluters' profits over public health and safety.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Rutgers University has been awarded four National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling more than $800,000.
"I am extremely proud that Rutgers has distinguished itself as leading research institution," Pallone said. "These funds will benefit not just the University, but our entire community, by allowing Rutgers to work on critical issues that affect us all."
The projects are:
Today, Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), Albio Sires (NJ-08), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) wrote a letter to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Ronald Vitiello, demanding the removal of New Jersey ICE office spokesperson Emilio Karim Dabul after disturbing news reports surfaced of Dabul's connections to Islamophobic groups.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the anniversary of the protests and violence in Charlottesville last year.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06), Co-Chair of the Armenian Issues Caucus, led 48 members of Congress, in a letter calling on President Trump to meet with Armenia's newly elected Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, while he is in the United States for the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in September.