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Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement after the Justice Department announced it will end contracts with private prisons.
“The Justice Department’s decision is an important step towards correcting the nation’s issues with mass incarceration. Last week’s Inspector General Report yet again demonstrated that private prisons suffer from a myriad of issues that run contrary to the mission of promoting public safety and rehabilitation. Profit motive has no place in our justice system.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (NJ-06) satellite offices continue to provide a convenient location for Monmouth and Middlesex county constituents seeking help with a federal agency. The satellite offices are located in Matawan, Woodbridge, Hazlet and Perth Amboy and supplement the work of Congressman Pallone’s offices in Long Branch and New Brunswick.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced Wednesday that the Asbury Park Fire Department was awarded a $269,310 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. Funds under the SAFER program are intended to support the hiring of firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D NJ-06) issued a statement in celebration of India’s 70th Independence Day Anniversary.
Long Branch, NJ –The National Park Service (NPS) announced that it will be holding public engagement events on August 12 and August 20 for its proposal to increase Sandy Hook’s camping and parking fees. There will also an open house to discuss the proposal on August 31. The announcement comes after Pallone wrote NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis requesting that NPS hold a public hearing on the fee increases and provide information on the fee differences between Sandy Hook and other parks.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D NJ-06), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded news that the Energy Department’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability will help provide $30 million for joint research on smart grid and energy storage under the U.S.–India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research. The Energy Department and the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology will commit $1.5 million per year for five years to the expanded research effort.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ 06), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called for immediate funding to address the growing Zika crisis. At the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission in Edison NJ, Pallone criticized House Republicans for failing to provide the $1.9 billion in funds requested by President Obama to respond to the Zika threat and playing politics with an urgent public health issue. Last month, House Republicans began one of the longest recesses in American history rather than address the crisis.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D NJ-06) made the following statement on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to deny an appeal of its ruling that prevented New Jersey from implementing its sports betting law. The citizens of New Jersey, by a two to one margin, have already approved a constitutional amendment by referendum to allow sports betting at casinos and racetracks, and the state legislature acted to give it effect.