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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.
Pallone also wrote to two foreign-based companies doing business with Iran warning them of the consequences of violating U. S. sanctions.
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.
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.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., who has led the fight to ban all new offshore drilling, welcomed the policy reversal announced by the Obama Administration on Wednesday in extending the ban on new offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
“Indian Country will finally receive the compensation and resources that it has long been owed,” said Pallone. “Justice has been delayed for too long, but this action begins to reconcile the injustices suffered by Indian Country.”
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Wednesday released the following statement at the Gateway National Recreation Area’s second of three open houses on the General Management Plan which took place at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. Congressman Pallone has long been an advocate of maintaining and improving Sandy Hook Park.
“I have expressed considerable concern over the impact that catch shares may have on the recreational sector. I believe our priority should be improving the science and management of fisheries and that promoting another management tool until those issues have been fixed will only continue to hurt our coastal communities.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, Monday called on Major League Baseball’s American and National League Champions to ban the use of smokeless tobacco on the field and in the dugout during this year’s World Series.