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Pallone Criticizes House Republicans for Blocking James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

July 30, 2010

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) Thursday criticized Republicans’ failure to support a program to provide health care to 9/11 first responders and area residents suffering from health conditions associated with the side effects of exposure to toxins at Ground Zero.

House Approves $1 Million for Long Branch Pier

July 30, 2010

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., (D-NJ), Friday announced the House of Representatives voted 251-167 to approve the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2011, which includes $1 million in funding secured by Pallone to complete design and engineering for the Long Branch Pier and Ferry terminal.

Pallone Requests State Department Investigation of Potential Ties Between IHH and Terrorist Organizations

July 30, 2010

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., (D-NJ), Friday asked Secretary of State Clinton to investigate possible ties between the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation and U.S. recognized terrorist organizations. The letter also asks that the State Department include in the investigation potential links between the IHH and the Turkish government.

House Approves Offshore Drilling Reform Bill

July 30, 2010

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) Friday lauded the passage of the CLEAR Act, legislation that will enact offshore drilling reforms and inject transparency and accountability into the offshore drilling process. The CLEAR Act directly responds to the Deepwater Horizon disaster while also looking forward and attempting to prevent the next catastrophe.

Pallone Requests DEP Delay Decision to Shutdown Oyster Restoration Project

July 29, 2010

Press Release

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) Thursday wrote a letter to NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin requesting that he delay an order to remove the shellfish beds by July 30 and work with the Baykeeper to find a mutually beneficial solution for the oyster restoration project.

Pallone Announces $6.5 Million in Funding for Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, the Cancer Institute

July 28, 2010

Press Release

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) Wednesday announced $6.5 million in Defense Appropriations funding for programs in the New Brunswick area which will benefit Rutgers, the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and the Cancer Institute. The funding will go to projects that will improve disaster preparedness efforts and improve cancer prevention diagnoses.

Pallone Seeks to Protect and Help Fishermen Through Creating Jobs and Preventing Saltwater Fishing License

July 27, 2010

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Tuesday held a hearing on Congressman Pallone’s (NJ-06) Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010.

Lautenberg, Menendez, Pallone Announce Funding for Flood Control, Beach Erosion Projects

July 21, 2010

Press Release

Washington, DC – Senator Frank Lautenberg, Senator Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) Thursday announced the Senate Appropriations Committee approved funding for projects to repair beach erosion and prevent flood damage in central New Jersey. The Army Corps of Engineers will use the funding to further advance these projects.

Pallone on the Anniversary of Turkey's Invasion of Cyprus

July 20, 2010

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Tuesday inserted the following statement in the Congressional Record recognizing the 36th Anniversary of Turkey’s illegal invasion of Cyprus.

“Madam Speaker, today I join my colleagues on the House floor to remember the 36th anniversary of Turkey's illegal occupation of Cyprus.

Pallone Announces $150,000 in Funding for Covenant House Programs to Benefit Asbury Park Youth

July 16, 2010

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Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) Friday announced that the House Appropriations Committee approved $150,000 in funding for the non-profit Covenant House based in Newark.

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