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July 1, 2013

Newark, NJ – On Monday, July 1, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) called for a solution to the doubling of interest rates for federally backed, need-based loans that went into effect today.

Issues: Education

June 28, 2013

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $350,000 to the city of Asbury Park and $271,413 to Keansburg in Community Development Block Grant Disaster (CDBG) Recovery funds. These grants can help local government entities whose budgets are strained from the Sandy rebuilding process to maintain essential services to the community.


June 28, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resource Committees, issued the following statement following passage of H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. The bill would expand leasing for offshore drilling to the Atlantic Coast, which Pallone has consistently opposed:

Issues: Environment

June 27, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Deal Fire Company No. 2 has been awarded $226,195 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.


June 26, 2013
"The Supreme Court has held what I have been arguing for more than a decade — DOMA is unconstitutional," he said in a statement. "Yet it is still just one step in the march towards total equality for all Americans.
Issues: New Jersey

June 26, 2013
"These grants through HUD's Housing Counseling Assistance Program will help to provide New Jersey's families and individuals with the resources they need to be responsible tenants or homeowners."
Issues: New Jersey

June 26, 2013

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the United States Supreme Court Decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA):


June 26, 2013

Storm Damage Deemed Severe Enough for Additional Cost Sharing by FEMA

Issues: New Jersey

June 26, 2013
"Firefighters and first responders deserve the best equipment and training we can provide while they risk their lives to protect us every day," said Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J. "I commend Deal Fire Company No. 2 for putting together this winning grant application, and I thank them for the high quality service the firefighters provide our community."
Issues: New Jersey

June 25, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement upon the announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the case of Shelby County vs. Holder, which strikes down a critical component of the Voting Rights Act: