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Bipartisan bill will temporarily fix an unintended consequence of current law and elevate the Office of Generics Drugs within the FDA

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), along with 71 Members of Congress, sent the following letter to President Obama today calling for an executive order prohibiting contractors from receiving federal funds unless they have sexual orientation and gender identity anti-discrimination policies in place.

Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) held a briefing discussion on March 29 on discrimination in the workplace against LGBT employees, urging government action. This briefing was prompted by examples of such discrimination including one example where a former employee at DynCorp, a military contractor profiting from billions of U.S.

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the town of Sea Bright in New Jersey’s sixth district was awarded a grant of $1.37 million to fund a bulkhead repair project. It was awarded thanks to a request submitted by Congressman Pallone to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

Clinic awarded nearly $221,000 to provide housing and case support to homeless veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today, disagreeing with the Obama Administration’s decision to allow new seismic testing for oil exploration off the Atlantic coast:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the anniversary of President Obama signing the historic Affordable Care Act, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation that would help more small businesses provide health care to their employees by expanding the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit.