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Clinic awarded nearly $221,000 to provide housing and case support to homeless veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) announced today that the Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in Piscataway, NJ was awarded nearly $221,000 to fight homelessness among veterans. The funds, which are provided through the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH), will go to supply permanent housing and case management services for local 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. The bill would increase the average annual wage requirement and size of the businesses that qualify for the credit.
On the two year anniversary of the historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Frank Pallone, Senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and one of the principal authors of the law, released the following statement:
“As we mark two years of the Affordable Care Act, I remain proud to have had a role in authoring this important piece of legislation. Today, millions of Americans are benefitting from expanded health care access, lower health care costs and patient protections because of the law.
Addresses commercial and recreational fisherman at the Keep Fishermen Fishing Rally
WASHINGTON D.C.— Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today called for passage of his bill The Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2011 at the Keep Fishermen Fishing Rally in Washington D.C. Thousands of recreational and commercial fishermen from across the country attended the rally in support of Pallone’s bill.
WASHINGON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today in reaction to the release of the Republican budget plan this morning:
Pallone visits Greebriar Senior Community to discuss benefits and savings for seniors as a result of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) expressed concern today that the 2012 National Parks Service fee schedule for entrance to Sandy Hook beaches may mean less visitors. Under the current proposal, daily parking rates will jump from $10.00 per car to $15.00 per car and annual season passes will increase from $50.00 to $75.00.