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October 12, 2010
Washington, D.C. — Congressmen Frank Pallone (NJ-06) and Rush Holt (NJ-12) Tuesday officially opened the New Jersey Technology Solutions Center in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Brookdale Community College, a partner in the new program. The center will be a significant economic benefit to the region by providing employment opportunities for skilled Fort Monmouth employees through contracts with the Army.

October 12, 2010

Washington, D.C. — Congressmen Frank Pallone (NJ-06) released the following statement Tuesday on the Obama administration’s decision to end the ban on deepwater oil and gas drilling imposed after the BP oil disaster in April.


October 7, 2010
New Brunswick, N.J. – Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ-06) and New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill today joined at City Hall to announce the police department was awarded $1,588,664 for seven officers. The funding, which was awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program, goes directly to hiring new officers or to avoid cuts to personnel.

October 5, 2010
Long Branch, NJ — Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) Tuesday announced New Jersey’s public libraries will receive $5.1 million to expand public accessibility to broadband internet. The project will fund the purchase of computers for 47 libraries, upgrade connectivity at 79 libraries and provide workforce development programs, job search assistance and other online resources at 365 libraries across the state. With increased demand, many libraries are unable to keep pace with the demand for broadband access.

September 29, 2010
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. lauded approval by the House on Wednesday of the 9/11 James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act.

“This legislation only begins to recognize the sacrifices our first responders made as they served in the weeks and months after the 9/11 terrorist attack,” said Pallone. “Today’s action is a significant step toward providing the delayed victims of this disaster with the care they deserve. I hope to see the president sign this legislation soon.”

September 29, 2010
Below is the testimony that was presented at the Gaming Summit today on behalf of U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.

Statement of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Gaming Summit
Monmouth Park, NJ
September 29, 2010

September 29, 2010

Washington, D.C. - U. S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, and U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, on Wednesday sent the attached letter to the insurance companies listed below as part of the investigation into the dramatic rate hikes for long-term health insurance:


September 24, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, on Friday requested more information from Food and Drug Administration's Commissioner Margaret Hamburg regarding the safety of genetically engineered salmon for public consumption. Pallone made this request after FDA officials indicated they are moving forward with the approval process to allow for the sale of genetically modified salmon in grocery stores.


September 24, 2010

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. announced on Friday that he has launched a probe of the double-digit rate hikes for long-term care insurance, starting with companies that imposed the sudden increases on policy holders in New Jersey. Congressman Pallone, the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, initiated the investigation by sending official requests to the firms for all the information they used to hike the rates.


September 23, 2010
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., praised passage of the Small Business Jobs Act - the job-creating bill that will help over 700,000 New Jersey small businesses by providing the resources to thrive and add workers. The legislation increases much-needed lending to millions of small businesses, and offers eight new tax incentives to companies, so that they may expand, hire, and fuel our economy.