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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Wednesday announced that two fire departments that serve his constituents in Ocean Township and Middletown have each been awarded Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). Ocean Township Fire District 1 will receive $175,468 and the Middletown Township Fire Department will receive $465,320. The Ocean Township fire department will spend the grant on a new breathing apparatus which will replace 36 units that are at the end of their useful life.
WASHINGTON D.C.—Today, Tuesday, December 20, 2011, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) stood with Members of the House Democratic Leadership at a press conference calling on Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans to vote for a Senate bill extending the current Payroll Tax cuts and Unemployment Insurance. Both the Payroll Tax cuts, instituted by President Obama in 2009, and Unemployment Insurance for Americans who are out of work to no fault of their own, are set to expire on December 31, 2011 if the House fails to take action.
Washington, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday announced that over $1.9 million in funding was approved to buy out seven residences along the Raritan River in Middlesex Borough that were affected by Hurricane Irene in August. The Middlesex properties are part of a larger allocation and effort to mitigate the effects of flooding across the state.
“This grant eases a significant financial burden for some of my constituents who feel the worst of New Jersey’s flooding problem,” said Pallone. “Most importantly, it takes these families out of harm’s way.”
Washington, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday introduced the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTs) Act, legislation to combat the leading cause of death on school property, Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). Cardiomyopathy, one of the causes of SCA, is frequently misdiagnosed and only five percent of those affected survive it. Pallone’s bill aims to raise awareness where children are most often - in school.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday spoke in support of two bills he authored during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing. During the hearing, Pallone questioned witness Bob Zales, president of the National Association of Charter Boat Captains about the need for flexibility and to have adequate science in order to implement annual catch limits.
Washington, DC – Signaling progress in the consideration of two bills authored by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. to bolster the fishing industry, the House Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing on the Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act and the Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2011 on Thursday. Both pieces of legislation make urgently needed reforms in current law that have made it increasingly difficult for fishermen to make a living.
Washington, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone Tuesday released the following statement in response to the new Health and Safety Issues Addressed in Major League Baseball’s New Collective Bargaining Agreement. Congressman Waxman and Congressman Pallone recently sent a letter regarding the collective bargaining agreement. Click here to view the text of the letter.
Rep. Pallone works with medical device industry leaders to encourage innovation, create jobs and kick start the economy
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday announced the Sayreville Landfill Superfund Site is free of toxic chemicals and that the site has now been removed from the Superfund list of the country’s most toxic waste sites. EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for the ongoing cleanup of numerous sites including the Imperial Oil and Raritan Bay Slag Superfund sites in New Jersey.