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Washington D.C.- Today Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and six bipartisan colleagues in the New Jersey Congressional delegation sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) raising serious concerns over proposed seismic testing off the coast of New Jersey. The members demanded comprehensive environmental assessments of the proposed seismic testing permits and the impact this testing could have on wildlife in the Atlantic Ocean. Representatives Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9), Albio Sires (NJ-8), Donald M. Payne, Jr.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.), and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (N.J.-06), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09), Albio Sires (N.J.-08), Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10), Donald Norcoss (N.J.-01) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.-12), today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a combined $402,592,829 in federal grants to repair damage sustained by New Jersey Transit (NJT) and Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail systems during Superstorm Sandy.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a sit-in and conversation on gun violence in his New Brunswick office with his constituents, local elected officials and advocates for reducing gun violence. The event was a continuation of the sit-in held on the floor of the House of Representatives last week, which lasted 26 hours. Attendees voicing their support for action to reduce gun violence included Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz, Highland Park Councilman Jim Walsh and representatives from the NJ State Nursing Association, NJ Cease Fire and the Brady Campaign.

Washington, DC --- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers University has received a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (LEND) Training Program grant totaling $2,200,000 over five years. The Health Resources and Service Administration grant will be put towards the Center’s crucial work on developmental disabilities, including autism. The grant will also help the Boggs center in its work in outreach to minority communities, which are often underserved.

Long Branch, NJ –Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative will award Asbury Park with $500,000 in Federal Grants aimed at revitalizing the West Side in Asbury Park. The funds will allow Asbury Park’s West Side to cultivate affordable housing and economic growth.

Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced more than $5 million in grants to the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist in the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. The grants will help repair BRSA’s main pumping station and Dewatering/Incineration building.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. participated in House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan ideas to curb gun violence. Pallone is a cosponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015, which would ensure that no such guns are manufactured while placing new restrictions on the sale of already existing assault weapons.