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PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, visited Central Jersey Medical Center today to sound the alarm on President Trump’s and House Republicans’ plan to slash Medicaid funding—jeopardizing the health care of 1.7 million New Jerseyans and Community Health Centers (CHCs), hospitals, and nursing homes across New Jersey in order to bankroll massive tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) is moving forward with legislation to rename two iconic landmarks at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park after the late Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., a lifelong champion for Paterson and its historic landmarks. The bill would redesignate the Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge and Overlook Park as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge and Bill Pascrell, Jr. Overlook Park, respectively.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today condemned the Trump Administration’s decision to unilaterally slash federal medical and public health research funding and applauded New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin for swiftly challenging the move in court. Trump’s plan would drastically reduce the Facilities and Administrative (F&A) cost reimbursements that support medical and public health research at institutions across the country, including Rutgers and Princeton.

Sandy Hook, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone is calling out President Trump for blocking critical funding and imposing a hiring freeze at NOAA’s Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sandy Hook, putting vital marine research and operations at risk. The move threatens the region’s commercial and recreational fishing industry, which depends on healthy fish stocks. 

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today reintroduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025, legislation to ensure AM radio remains accessible in all new motor vehicles. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a rule that requires automakers to include AM broadcast radio as standard equipment, ensuring drivers can access essential news, entertainment, and emergency information at no additional cost.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement condemning Trump-aligned operatives’ illegal efforts to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its connection to Project 2025’s broader assault on the economy, public safety, and science:

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) criticized Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the largest health insurance provider in the state, and Hackensack Meridian Health, the state’s largest hospital system, for their inability to reach an agreement that will keep the hospital system in-network. Failure to come to an agreement could put access to health care at risk for hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today condemned the Trump Administration’s late-night directive freezing billions in federal grants and loans—a move that jeopardizes critical services in New Jersey. This sudden directive has sent organizations across the state scrambling to continue providing essential support to local communities.