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WASHINGTON DC – In honor of May being National Foster Care Month, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) has submitted a resolution to establish December 12^th as National Foster Children’s Day to raise awareness for the more than 400,000 children currently in foster care and shine a light on their unique needs and experiences.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee and a principal author of the Affordable Care Act, released the following statement today in reaction to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s veto of a bill to create a health care exchange in the state.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Wednesday, May 09, 2012, at a hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) questioned the Department of Interior’s Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy Beaudreau about the Administration’s decision to allow new seismic testing for oil exploration off the Atlantic coast.