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As the World Meets in Paris to Address Growing Threat of Climate Change, House Republicans Continue to Ignore Reality & Block Progress

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, condemned House Republican’s latest assault on action to combat climate change.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced that New Jersey Transit will be saved from a $50 million cut due to an agreement that preserves the High Density States Program – known as the 5340 Program – in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. Pallone is a member of the Conference Committee, which is made up of a bipartisan, bicameral set of Members negotiating between the House-passed and Senate-passed versions of the legislation.

Pallone Seeks to Clarify, Update Nutrition Information & Address Misleading Health Claims

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Lake Takanassee, Deal Lake and Wesley Lake will be included in a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study to address flood risks of vulnerable coastal populations in areas that were affected by Hurricane Sandy. All coastal lakes in Monmouth County will be included in the study.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced that he has been selected by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) to be a member of the Conference Committee that is tasked with negotiating final surface transportation legislation – the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. The Conference Committee, made up of a bipartisan, bicameral set of Members, will negotiate between the House-passed and Senate-passed versions of the legislation.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded Committee-passage of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, which he introduced earlier this year with Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI-06). The legislation would prohibit the sale or distribution of personal care products that contain synthetic plastic microbeads.

WASHINGTON, DC – Following the three-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced legislation to help ensure the resiliency of the nation’s communications networks during emergencies. The legislation is entitled Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act – or the SANDy Act. During and after Sandy there was a major breakdown of telecommunications networks, including cellular and home telephones, television, and internet services.

ISELIN, NJ – Today at the Metropark Station, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called on Congress to remove a provision from the House transportation bill that would cut $50 million annually from New Jersey Transit. The provision, attached to the House-passed surface transportation reauthorization, would eliminate the High Density States Program – known as the 5340 Program. The elimination would cut federal public transportation funding to several states by approximately $263 million per year, including the cut to NJ Transit.