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'This is not the time to raise fees on families that are already struggling...' Pallone Says In Letter to the National Park Service
Long Branch - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. sent the below correspondence expressing his strong opposition to the fee increases proposed by the National Park Service for beach goers who use Sandy Hook and calling for a public hearing before the Park Service moves ahead with any increase:
August 22, 2011
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday wrote Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe regarding his concerns about how changes at the Hazlet Post Office will affect consumers. The plan shifts staff and other resources away from the Hazlet Post Office to the Matawan Post Office.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday announced almost $3 million in funding that will bolster infrastructure and ease mobility in the region. A grant for $2.5 million will fund improvements at the Bayshore Ferry Terminal in Middletown. Planned improvements for this project will replace the bulkhead retaining wall at the Bayshore Ferry Terminal in Middletown.
Grants awarded also include $300,000 for the Long Branch Pier and Ferry Terminal in Monmouth County.
During Visit to Belmar, Legislators Announce Bill Containing Stronger Safety Standards for Beaches
BELMAR – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06) today announced they would introduce the Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2011. The legislation would reauthorize and improve the landmark Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act, which was written by Senator Lautenberg and Congressman Pallone and signed into law in 2000.
"I disagree with this bill because of what it does and what it fails to do. It sets up vital services such as Medicare and Social Security for potential future cuts and it does nothing to create jobs or help the stumbling economic recovery.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday in a Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs hearing questioned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and expert witnesses on how a failure to collect sufficient scientific data compromises scientific management of fish stocks and forces reduced quotas as a result of the uncertainty. Lower quotas adversely affect the economic vitality of the recreational and commercial fishing industries and related coastal businesses.
Washington, D.C. – On the 37th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, Congressman Frank Pallone called for Turkey to end the illegal occupation of northern Cyprus and to turn over property that rightfully belongs to the Cypriots and others like U.S. citizens. Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus on July 20th, 1974 forced nearly 200,000 Greek Cypriots to flee their homes and made one-third of the Cypriot population refugees in their own country.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Friday criticized the Obama Administration for moving forward with seismic surveying in the Atlantic in preparation for oil and gas drilling. In a House Natural Resources hearing, Pallone questioned Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Director Michael Bromwich about the environmental harm caused by seismic exploration and the implications the testing has for offshore drilling.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., the Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, issued the following opening statement at Wednesday's hearing by the subcommittee on the Independent Payment Advisory Board: