Skip to main content

Media

Latest News

April 1, 2011

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6) and Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) wrote Dr. Clifford Stanley, Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness at the Department of Defense, requesting that he approve Army Secretary John McHugh’s request to keep the Fort Monmouth Commissary open for two years beyond the Fort’s closure date in September 2011.


March 31, 2011

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-6) Thursday questioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco and National Marine Fisheries Services Assistant Administrator Eric Swaab on the Administration’s misguided budget priorities. Pallone argued the budget unfairly punishes already struggling fishermen whose livelihoods depend on the fishing industry.


March 29, 2011
Department of Veterans Affairs Community-based Outpatient Clinic
Will Be Located In Tinton Falls

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has fulfilled its pledge to keep a Community-based Outpatient Clinic in Monmouth County after the closure of Ft. Monmouth later this year.

March 24, 2011
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-6) Wednesday spoke out against Republican efforts to slash community health center funding that would force places like the Monmouth Family Health Center to close its doors to thousands of underserved patients who rely on these health centers for preventive care and treatment. The Republican cuts would end funding for 127 health centers across the country that provide cost-effective, high-quality primary preventive care to millions of people everyday.

March 23, 2011
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Thursday met with Long Branch Middle School students who have gained national attention for an anti-bullying campaign they started. In response to several bullying cases in the news, the students decided to raise awareness about the issue by creating a music video “Bullying We’ll Stop It” to the tune of "I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias.

March 20, 2011
Reports of radiation in food near Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan underscore need for monitoring


March 17, 2011

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. An essential element of health care reform was ensuring that vulnerable populations have access to coverage that meets their needs. For people with disabilities and for chronically-ill Americans, long-term care and support services are the primary, unmet health care need and are critical to promoting health and preventing illness.


March 2, 2011
Washington, D.C. – With prescription drug abuse on the rise, U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. acted to continue the only authorized federal program that combats the misuse of controlled substances with the introduction of legislation continuing the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act.

March 2, 2011
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced Wednesday that the Avon-by-the-Sea Volunteer Fire Department will receive $26,163 in funding provided through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The fire department will use the grant to purchase equipment and provide training to improve operations and safety procedures at the department.

February 16, 2011
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced Tuesday that the Edison First Aid Squad #2, Inc. has received $121,500 in funding provided through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The fire department will use the grant to purchase a vehicle to improve emergency response capabilities.