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January 28, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will receive an additional $2,896,000 to finalize buyouts and demolition of 196 flood prone properties in Sayreville. This grant will fund the remaining 25% of the buyouts that are already planned.

Issues: New Jersey

January 24, 2014

Announcement comes after months of delays in distribution of Sandy rebuilding funds

Issues: New Jersey

January 22, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Senator Robert Menendez sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today asking that a proposal to require states to group their summer flounder quota together, called regionalization, be rejected until further public input and information on alternatives can be attained.


January 17, 2014

WASHINGTON, D. C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac announced that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will receive $2,575,000 to buy out and demolish 89 flood prone properties in Woodbridge. The properties will be maintained as open space.


January 16, 2014

$75 million Allocated for Fishery Disasters Including Those Declared as a Result of Sandy


January 16, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), senior Democrat of House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and Henry A.


January 15, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Perth Amboy Fire Department in Perth Amboy, NJ has been awarded a $477,520 federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. The SAFER program is a part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.

Issues: New Jersey

January 14, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that South Amboy, NJ will be receiving more than $2 million in federal funding to repair the city’s Waterfront Park, which was damaged as a result of Superstorm Sandy.

Issues: New Jersey

January 13, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) spoke to students at Woodbridge High School in Woodbridge, NJ about the possible risks Electronic Cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, pose to public health, as well as their potential for addiction.


January 13, 2014

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced today that the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will audit the State of New Jersey’s use of $25 million of Sandy aid funds for a marketing campaign to promote tourism at the Jersey Shore.

Issues: New Jersey