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January 6, 2011
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Thursday requested New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow investigate allegations against Bank of America in response to constituent complaints about questionable lending practices resulting in consumer home foreclosures and increased debt burdens.

December 21, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Tuesday commended the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act. The legislation was approved by the House of Representatives after the Senate approved the legislation. The bill will now be signed by the president.

December 16, 2010

Washington, D. C. – U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., issued the following statement on Thursday in response to the decision by the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw approval of Avastin:


December 15, 2010
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced Wednesday that the Long Branch Fire Department has received $36,000 in funding provided through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The money will be spent to improve emergency response capabilities by purchasing updated protective equipment.

December 9, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Thursday requested Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke intervene on behalf of the recreational fishing public and associated businesses to make the quotas proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Services less restrictive.

December 9, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Thursday the Senate failed to move forward with giving final approval on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act creating a permanent source of funding for first-responders who were at Ground Zero during and after September 11, 2001.

December 9, 2010

Washington, D. C. - Seeking stricter enforcement of sanctions on Iran, U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. on Thursday wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, and President-elect Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, urging compliance and enforcement of international and domestic laws intended to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.


December 9, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) Thursday applauded passage of the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders of 2010, averting a 25 percent payment cut to physicians who treat seniors and military families which without this bill would have taken effect January 1. Passage today means physician fees in Medicare will remain at their current levels for all of 2011.


December 2, 2010

Washington, D.C. – Taking an historic step with the most significant improvement to child nutrition in thirty years, the House on Wednesday approved and sent to the President the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act,” which will greatly expand nutrition programs for hungry children in America.


December 2, 2010
Washington, D.C. – On the 30th anniversary of the Superfund program Congressman Pallone stressed that fully funding the program could go far towards cleaning up over 1,000 contaminated sites around the country. EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for the ongoing cleanup of numerous sites including the Imperial Oil and Raritan Bay Slag Superfund sites.