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WASHINGTON. D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today in response to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s decision to veto the health care exchange law passed earlier this year by the state legislature.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $10 million to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to repair highways and roads badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy. These funds are eligible to New Jersey as a result of the state’s formal emergency declaration.
WASHINGTON DC –Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, released the following statement to mark World AIDS Day, which is observed Saturday, December 1, 2012:
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that three towns in the Sixth Congressional District, Middletown Township, Long Branch and Asbury Park, were awarded grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse the towns for debris removal following Hurricane Sandy.
WASHINGTON D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that the Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project in Monmouth Beach is now underway. The $8.5 million allocated for this project was awarded as a result of a request by Congressman Pallone in order to protect the area from the devastating effects of storms like Hurricane Sandy.
WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the New Jersey Council for the Humanities an Emergency Chairman’s Grant of $30,000. The grant will go towards repairing New Jersey’s cultural infrastructure and historic institutions that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., a senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs confirmed that recreational fishing infrastructure such as marinas, tackle and bait stores and public access points that provide fishing access are eligible for disaster assistance under the fishery disaster declaration
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today joined colleagues from the Northeast to testify at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works on Hurricane Sandy’s impact and the needs of local communities following the destructive storm.
The following is his testimony:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the first round of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with cleanup efforts for areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The FEMA funding will assist with debris removal from Hurricane Sandy including $6,644,850 for three towns in the Sixth Congressional District.