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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), along with 27 members of Congress, sent the following letter today to Chairwoman Kay Granger and Ranking Member Nita Lowey of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs. In preparing the Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill, the lawmakers are requesting that the subcommittee support increased funding for U.S. assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Michael Grimm (NY-11), co-chairs of the Congressional Armenia Caucus, along with Representatives Adam Schiff (CA-28) and David Valadao (CA-21), co-sponsors of the Armenian Genocide resolution, sent a letter to President Barack Obama to express their serious concerns regarding reports that Islamist rebels entering from Turkey were involved in attacks this past weekend in the Latakia region of Syria, specifically the town of Kessab, a predominately Armenian populated area.
Pallone to call on FEMA to issue NFIP Consumer Bill of Rights; Menendez plans hearings into insurance claims process
Letter highlights racial, income disparities and inequities in NJ vs. NY funding levels
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement regarding the Elberon to Loch Arbour Beach Replenishment Project. Pallone’s statement comes in response to a rally held in Asbury Park on Friday, March 21 where residents gathered to voice concerns over plans to replenish a 3.5 mile section of beach stretching from Lake Takanassee in the Elberon section of Long Branch to Deal Lake in Loch Arbour.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), along with 47 Senators and 148 Representatives, sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling for an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees. The letter urges the President to issue this executive order as part of his “year of action” outlined in the State of the Union Address.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Middlesex County Utilities Authority will receive more than $3.5 million in federal funding for continued projects as a result of Superstorm Sandy. The funding is being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via the Sandy aid package Pallone fought for in Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will extend the state of New Jersey’s request for temporary housing assistance for residents impacted by Superstorm Sandy for an additional three months. Temporary housing assistance from FEMA automatically expires eighteen months from the original date of a major disaster declaration. Congressman Pallone had originally asked that FEMA extend assistance for an additional six months.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the state of New Jersey will be receiving more than $27 million in federal funding to remove debris that accumulated in waterways along the New Jersey coastline as a result of Superstorm Sandy. The funding is being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of the Sandy aid package Pallone fought for in Congress.
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement this evening after the House of Representatives passed the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which he co-sponsored.