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METUCHEN, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) on Wednesday presented Sgt. Daniel Robinson and Cpl. Austin Banks of Metuchen with Congressional Gold Medals for their achievements and contributions as Montford Point Marines during World War II. The Ceremony was organized by the United States Marine Corps and took place in front of Borough Hall in Metuchen.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced $250,000 in federal grants for youth substance abuse prevention efforts that will benefit his constituents in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties. The grants are administered under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
ASBURY PARK—Today, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6) joined Asbury Park Mayor Ed Johnson to support full funding for BEACH Act grants and push new federal legislation that would strengthen existing water quality protection programs. The BEACH Act,authored by Senator Lautenberg and Rep. Pallone, was signed into law in 2000. The law sets national water quality standards and provides states with grants to test water quality and notify the publicwhen conditions are unsafe.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health and a primary author of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), today announced Medicare beneficiaries in New Jersey have saved $198,051,968 on their prescription drugs since 2010, and $64,480,926 since January 2012, an average of $829 per patient so far this year. The savings are made possible by the Affordable Care Act, which provides discounts on prescription drugs to seniors who fall in the Medicare Part D ‘donut hole.’
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today released the following statement to mark the 77th anniversary of the Social Security Act being signed into law, thus providing millions of seniors with retirement security: