Press Releases
Long Branch, NJ — Today at Children's Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and New Jersey non-profit leaders discussed how the GOP Tax law created disincentives toward charitable giving. The law raised the standard deduction and eliminated many itemized deductions, making it less likely that tax filers will continue itemizing, in turn removing an incentive to donate to charitable organizations.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06), Co-Chair of the Armenian Issues Caucus, along with 101 members of Congress, sent the following letter to President Trump asking that he commemorate April 24th as a day of American remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. Congressman Pallone helped organize and attended the Armenian Issues Caucus' commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on Capitol Hill that took place this week and on Sunday he will attend the commemoration in Times Square.
New Brunswick, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. visited Rutgers University together to tour the campus' Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS). Pallone invited Commissioner Gottlieb to Rutgers to discuss the university center's leading role in the advancement of innovative technology known as continuous manufacturing, which could revolutionize the development of pharmaceutical products.
Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for Sandy victims to complete mitigation projects using Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) funding by 3 years. Last month, Pallone and members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation asked FEMA Administrator William "Brock" Long to extend the deadline.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full committee hearing on "Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data:" You can find video of Congressman Pallone questioning Mr. Zuckerberg at here: https://www.facebook.com/RepFrankPallone/videos/10155799230412732/
Thank you for being here today, Mr. Zuckerberg.
Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) and full committee Vice Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) today issued the following statement calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign:
Long Branch, NJ — Today at Dean's Natural Food Market in Ocean, NJ, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) discussed the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018 (H.R. 5425). Pallone's bill would update front-of-package labeling requirements in order to prevent misleading health claims and require updates to the ingredient list on packaged foods, as well as other needed changes.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation in calling on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reopen the public comment period for its sweeping offshore drilling plan. The lawmakers asked that New Jersey residents have the opportunity to express their concerns with drilling and the threat it poses to the New Jersey economy.
Washington, D.C – Today, Congressman Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Rutgers School of Public Health was awarded a $345,587 grant from the National Cancer Institute. The grant will go towards researching the impact of advertising on tobacco usage and public health.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to meet with New Jersey Democratic Members of Congress about the Trump administration's sweeping offshore drilling plan that has received bipartisan criticism across the state. The request comes after Secretary Zinke met with Republican members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation without extending an invitation to Democrats.