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WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the New Jersey Department of Education $917,732 as part of the State Personnel Development Program. New Jersey will use the funds to improve services for students with disabilities through educator training programs and the recruitment and retention of qualified special education teachers.

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Perth Amboy Fire Department has been awarded a $1,096,000 federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. The SAFER program is a part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Funds under the SAFER program are intended to support the hiring of firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.

Long Branch, NJ --- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $13,696,687.00 contract for the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth. The contract will help fulfill the project’s second phase, which includes constructing a system of levees, a floodwall, a tide gate, road closure structures, road raising and pump stations. The funding is part of the $110 million allocated for Port Monmouth in the Sandy relief package that Pallone worked to secure in 2013.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) visited New hope Treatment in Marlboro to discuss legislation to combat the opioid epidemic. Pallone, who led democratic efforts to pass the bill, toured the facility and discussed how provisions in the conference report that recently passed the House of Representatives and Senate will assist addiction treatment centers. The legislation includes important and proven programs to address prevention, treatment and recovery.

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a $675,471 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant to Dr. Zhiqiang Tan of Rutgers University to support studies of a range of conditions and problems that impose high burdens on patients, caregivers and the healthcare system. Specifically Dr. Tan will be working to improve statistical methods within healthcare analytics.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a retirement security forum with representatives of AARP New Jersey at the Edison Senior Center. Pallone discussed the importance of ensuring a Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Seniors and protecting retirement savings through the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. Representatives from AARP New Jersey, Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey and Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin were among the attendees.

PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) delivered the keynote address to 19 new American citizens and their guests during a special naturalization ceremony at the Perth Amboy Proprietary House. Council President Lisa Nanton led the Pledge of Allegiance and Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz delivered the opening remarks. USCIS District Director John E. Thompson acted as the Master of Ceremonies and presented the candidates for naturalization, while Newark Field Office Director Randi Borgen administered the oath.