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Belmar, NJ — Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) Wednesday touted the work of the Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute, which has received over $1 million in federal funding since it was established in 2005 to study the coastal environment. Last year, the program received $250,000 in federal funding to study and develop strategies to reduce pollution and help maintain the balance of human and natural use of coastal areas.
Washington, D.C. – Senator Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) jointly introduced the Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2010, legislation that increases coordination amongst government and community organizations at all levels with programs that combat gang violence and recruitment. The bill funds community and after school programs that educate young adults on the dangers of gangs and improves prison to community transition programs to reduce recidivism.
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. The vote on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, failed 255-159, as a suspension vote it requires a two-thirds majority to pass.