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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.
Washington, D.C - With authority granted through the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today will begin exercising greater oversight over electronic cigarettes and cigar sales to young adults. Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), a co-author of the law, applauded the FDA’s new actions.