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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the follow statement this evening after a conversation with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate:

LONG BRANCH, NJ—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today released the following statement in response to the Administration’s request for approximately $60 billion in aid from Congress for the states affected by Superstorm Sandy:

WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis yesterday urging that the agency provide adequate resources to Sandy Hook as it recovers and rebuilds from the devastating impact of Superstorm Sandy. Sandy Hook’s infrastructure suffered critical damage from the storm, and Pallone requested that the park receive the Park Service’s full support to rebuild in time for the summer season.

LONG BRANCH, NJ—Following an afternoon conference call with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released a statement today voicing his concern over the agency’s response to the housing and humanitarian crisis still impacting thousands of New Jersey residents.

The following are his comments:

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. A critical part of the Affordable Care Act includes the creation of health care exchanges to establish a marketplace for the purchase of affordable health insurance plans. States were meant to tailor their specific needs to a state-based exchange, but those who opt out will be obligated to have the federal government run an exchange for them.

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:

“Today, I join people around the world in recognizing World AIDS Day. We have achieved remarkable progress treating and preventing HIV/AIDS in the almost 25 years since World AIDS day was established. Still, there is much more to do. Thirty-four million people worldwide live with HIV today, including an estimated 36,000 in New Jersey.

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. This is the second round of funding announced by FEMA to reimburse municipalities for Hurricane Sandy related expenses.