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Record snowfall, flooding caused $82M in damage

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today led the full New Jersey Congressional delegation in a letter to President Obama urging his Administration to support the State’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for 17 of New Jersey’s 21 counties impacted by Winter Storm Jonas.

EPA, CDC, & CPSC to Conduct Comprehensive Study of Crumb Rubber in Artificial Turf Fields & Playgrounds

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), who serves as Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today praised the formation of a multi-agency action plan to comprehensively examine the safety of crumb rubber used in artificial turf fields and playgrounds.

Letter to Secretary Jewell Signed by 34 Members Representing 13 States

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) issued the following statement today upon the release of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget.

Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Precedes Final Federal Allocation of Transit Recovery Funding

Advocates and Mental Health Professionals Discuss Challenges Facing System & Reforms Needed

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) is mourning the loss of his father, Frank Pallone, Sr., who passed away on Sunday, February 7^th at the age of 92. Mr. Pallone was a lifelong resident of Long Branch, New Jersey who first served his country in World War II as a tail gunner and served his community for years later as a detective police sergeant, a volunteer fireman, and a first aid squad member.

Expresses Disappointment in Commission’s Decision to Uphold Cuts to Sea Bass Quotas