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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's State of the Union address.
"Like many Americans, I hoped that President Trump would turn the page and propose common sense solutions to help bring our nation together. Unfortunately, President Trump has doubled down on an agenda that abandons working families and deepens the divisions in our country.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) has invited Esder Chong, a DACA recipient from Highland Park, NJ as his guest for the State of the Union on January 30th 2018. Esder came to the United States with her family when she was just 6 years old. She is currently a sophomore at Rutgers University, Newark.
New Brunswick, N.J. – Today at Eric B. Chandler Health Center in New Brunswick, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) met with New Jersey healthcare leaders to discuss the future of several crucial health programs which expired in 2017. Many have faced cuts and challenges during the Trump administration, and they must be extended or reauthorized.
New Brunswick, NJ –Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) blasted the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) for detaining two Indonesian men this morning and attempting to detain a third. The Indonesian nationals are ethnic Chinese Christians, who fled from religious persecution in the 1990s.
Several days ago one of the men ICE attempted to detain, Harry Pangemanan, received the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the Highland Park Human Relations Commission. The award was mentioned in local news outlets.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the government shutdown.
"Like many Americans, I am deeply disappointed that President Trump and Congressional Republicans have refused to compromise and have allowed our government to shut down as a result. Without a functioning government, programs and agencies that are tasked with keeping us safe and our economy moving will be unable to do their job. Millions of New Jerseyans get up and go to work everyday and do their job, it is time that Republicans do the same.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a grant of $250,627 from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Eric B. Chandler Health Center at Rutgers University.
"The Chandler Health Center is shining example of the impact that an outstanding community health center can have on its patients," said Pallone. "I know that Chandler will put this grant to good use and continue serving our community well."
Washington, DC - Today, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Earl Blumeanauer (OR-03) , Don Beyer (VA-08) Jared Huffman (CA-02), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) David Price (NC-04) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) led more than 150 Members of Congress in requesting that the Trump administration return to the drawing board and remove the lease sales for drilling sales in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans, as well as the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) today led a letter from 34 Members of Congress to Secretary Tillerson asking the State Department and the Trump Administration take a stronger role in condemning the Turkish government for its recent crackdown against LGBTQ events. These actions are part of a worrisome trend by the Turkish government of using physical force and the adoption of discriminatory laws against the LGBTQ community since at least June 2015.
Long Branch, NJ – Today in Asbury Park, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a tax Teach-in on the GOP Tax Scam with policy experts from New Jersey Policy Perspective and New Jersey Citizen, local officials and New Jersey residents. The event was an opportunity to inform constituents about the devastating impact of the GOP Tax Scam.
Washington, D.C. – Last night, President Trump signed legislation into law that was introduced earlier this year by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) that mandates government websites be mobile friendly. The House passed the bill unanimously on November 15, 2017, and the Senate approved the bill on December 21, 2017.