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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led a letter from members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), applauding the agency’s recently released Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap, which proposes numerous measures to reduce ocean noise, and urging NOAA to take immediate steps to implement the plan.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today at the Bayshore Senior Center in Keansburg, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) outlined his newly introduced Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act, which would improve Medicare coverage for all seniors and those with disabilities and modernize the enrollment system to help facilitate easier enrollment.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced his introduction of the Student Borrower Higher Education Lending Protection (“HELP”) Act, new legislation to protect student borrowers and co-signers from egregious debt collection practices.
New Brunswick, NJ– Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded Middlesex County for being recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for having effectively ended veterans' homelessness in the county. The Middlesex County freeholder board created a Veterans Housing Program in 2012 to assist veterans at risk of homelessness, committing $100,000 a year to the effort.
Long Branch, NJ– Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on Hurricane Matthew.
MOONACHIE, N.J. – Today, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) hosted a press conference in Moonachie, NJ calling on the State to respond to the findings of improper management, oversight, and disbursement of federal recovery dollars to Hammerman & Gainer Inc. in a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General OIG audit.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) discussed the importance of developing a living will at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ. Pallone was joined by medical professionals and patients during the discussion, which was one of the monthly discussions held on important topics by JFK. Pallone took the opportunity to complete his own living will, highlighting the importance for all Americans, not just those immediately facing end of life care, to develop their own living will.
WASHINGTON – House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) , issued a statement following a letter from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt regarding the misclassification of EpiPen as a generic drug for nearly two decades:
LONG BRANCH – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) accepted an award from the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) recognizing him as an Outstanding Advocate for Persons with Disabilities. The award was given to Congressman Pallone for his working championing the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month.
Long Branch – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that the Asbury Park Police Department was awarded a $474,055 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant that will allow it to hire two police officers. The COPS Hiring Program fully funds entry-level salaries and benefits for full-time police officers over a three-year period. The program also helps to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts, and places an important emphasis on building trust and mutual respect between police and communities.