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Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the Middlesex County Utilities Authority will receive over $21.5 million in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair damage to the Green Brook Pumping Station caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Combined with the local cost share, the total project investment will approach $25 million. The funding, which comes from FEMA’s Public Assistance program under the Robert T.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led all House Democrats from New Jersey in sending a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to reverse the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind $11.4 billion in federal public health funding—including $350 million allocated to New Jersey. Pallone’s letter was signed by NJ Representatives Menendez, Watson Coleman, Sherrill, Conaway, Pou, McIver, Gottheimer, and Norcross.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today slammed the Trump Administration’s decision to rip away $11 billion in public health funding — including $350 million already promised to New Jersey — calling it a “political stunt” that will endanger lives and destabilize the state’s health system.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and his Democratic colleagues have forced the Trump Administration to delay a controversial plan to eliminate phone-based services at the Social Security Administration (SSA) — a move that would have created massive barriers for millions of Americans, especially seniors and people with disabilities who rely on live phone support to access their benefits.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D, NJ-06) joined Representatives David Rouzer (R, NC-07) and John Rutherford (R, FL-05) in launching the bipartisan Coastal Communities Caucus for the 119th Congress. The caucus is a bipartisan group highlighting the unique concerns of those who live, work, and do business along America’s coasts, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, and island states and territories.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to the cancellation of a NAACP Juneteenth celebration in Edison, New Jersey—an annual event scrapped due to fear of violating a Trump-era executive order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr (NJ-06), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today lashed out at PJM, the organization that manages New Jersey’s electric grid, for raising electricity bills in the state.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today blasted a sweeping education funding rollback by Donald Trump and Elon Musk that would gut federal support for public schools and result in the firing of nearly 300,000 teachers nationwide—including 6,914 in New Jersey and 399 in the Sixth Congressional District alone.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Democratic members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation today condemned President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, calling the move an unlawful and reckless attack on public schools that will force local communities in New Jersey to raise property taxes to cover devastating budget shortfalls.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) led members of New Jersey congressional delegation in demanding answers from Amtrak on the status of long-overdue repairs to the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and the implementation of federally funded infrastructure upgrades. In a letter to Amtrak Chairman Anthony Coscia, Pallone and his colleagues stressed the need for immediate action to prevent another catastrophic summer of train delays, service outages, and commuter misery in the Garden State.