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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a $250,000 federal grant award from the National Science Foundation to the Computer Science Living-Learning Community for Women (CS-LLCW) at Rutgers University. The Rutgers program supports women pursuing careers in computer science (CS) and will address the need for a diverse CS workforce.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) praised the Obama Administration’s announcement that the Department of Labor will propose extending overtime pay to nearly 5 million workers. The proposal would guarantee overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 next year.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Today, at A.C. Redshaw Elementary School in New Brunswick, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) kicked-off the start of the Summer Food Service Program and highlighted the need for Congress to support child nutrition programs. During the school year, hundreds of thousands of New Jersey children rely on free or reduced price meals at school. The Summer Food Service Program ensures that those meals do not stop for these children when the school year ends.

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the completion of the first phase of the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. This $18 million project will reduce the risks that coastal storms pose to residents and businesses in the Port Monmouth area. The project is federally funded through the Sandy relief package that Pallone fought for and helped to pass in Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) made the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges, which protects the right to same-sex marriage nationwide.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on King v. Burwell that individuals enrolled in health insurance plans through the federal marketplace can continue to receive federal health care subsidies.

“I am pleased, but not at all surprised, that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of preserving subsidies for people who have purchased insurance in both state and federal health insurance marketplaces.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted against and decried the so called “Ratepayer Protection Act.” The legislation would effectively gut the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan by allowing states to opt out of state or federal carbon emissions plans.

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