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

July 30, 2010

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. This follows after a letter signed by 87 U.S. Senators was sent to the White House, urging a similar request to investigate listing the IHH as a terrorist organization.

House Approves Offshore Drilling Reform Bill

July 30, 2010

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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

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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

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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. The legislation introduced March 23, 2010, will implement a Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program with the purpose of creating jobs in coastal communities and provides states funds for salt water registry programs satisfying mandates and preventing salt water fishermen from paying for expensive licenses.

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

July 21, 2010

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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. The organization will use the funds to improve outreach efforts to homeless and at risk youth in Asbury Park, by providing two full-time outreach workers and purchasing a van to reach homeless youth across the community.

Pallone Lauds Provision in House Bill Delaying Mandatory Flood Insurance Requirement

July 16, 2010

Press Release

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) praised legislation today that passed through the House and would help American families affordably protect their homes from flooding. The Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act will extend the National Flood Insurance Program for five years and reform the program by expanding coverage and providing homeowners with more control over their insurance.

House Panel Approves Offshore Drilling Reforms

July 15, 2010

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) along with members of the Natural Resources Committee Wednesday approved legislation to abolish the Minerals Management Service and inject greater accountability, transparency and efficiency into the leasing process. The “Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act,” was approved by a vote of 27-21.

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