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January 12, 2017

Long Branch, NJ - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the coming installation of a 1.5 megawatt solar panel generation field to their Edison, New Jersey facility. The energy generated will provide approximately 60% of the facility’s electricity needs.


January 11, 2017

Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate to express disappointment with the continued delays for claim reviews from victims of Superstorm Sandy. Although Superstorm Sandy occurred over four years ago, 36% of Sandy claims still remain open.


January 10, 2017
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on the compensation paid to Write-Your-Own (WYO) companies that administer the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The report confirms the need for Congressman Pallone's Flood Insurance Reimbursement Standards Transparency (FIRST) Cap Profits Act, which he introduced last year and will introduce in the new Congress.

January 9, 2017
PATERSON, N.J. – Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, met with hospital representatives at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ to highlight the impact a Republican repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have on hospitals in New Jersey, as well as New Jerseyans who are benfiting from the health care law. In December, Pascrell wrote a letter to Gov.

January 6, 2017

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on Michelle Obama’s final address as First Lady.


January 6, 2017

Washington D.C.- Today Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) applauded the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for denying six pending geophysical and geological (G&G) permit applications to conduct airgun seismic surveys in the Mid- and South Atlantic Planning Areas of the Atlantic Ocean. Congressman Pallone has long been a leader in the effort to stop seismic testing off the coast of New Jersey.


January 5, 2017

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today in response to Speaker Paul Ryan’s announcement that the reconciliation bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act will also defund Planned Parenthood:


January 5, 2017

Bipartisan Members of NJ Delegation Call on Commerce Secretary to Stop Summer Flounder Quota Cuts


January 3, 2017

WASHINGTON, DCCongressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), who serves as Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today said he was encouraged by a status report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on recycled tire crumb used in playing fields and playgrounds.


January 3, 2017

The party that claims to be fiscally responsible is now looking to change the rules of the House so that it can be fiscally reckless”