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Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address:

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced today that he secured $16,383,535 in funding for 13 projects he submitted to the Appropriations Committee for New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District. The projects were included in a federal spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 that passed today in the House of Representatives. The projects will help rebuild and repair infrastructure, support low emissions public transit and lead pipe removal, and improve coastal resiliency.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Luis Acosta will join him at President Biden’s State of the Union Address this week. A resident of Perth Amboy and a Health and Physical Education teacher at Edward J. Patton Elementary School, Acosta participates in a local community solar program through New Jersey-based renewable energy company Solar Landscape.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today hailed the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ)’s redesignation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Red Bank, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today held a press conference to call for Congressional action to eliminate hidden and misleading junk fees and lower costs for American families. Junk fees are fees that are not usually included in the overall advertised price of a good or service. They are often disclosed later in the purchasing stage and have little or no value to the consumer.

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the announcement of a bicameral funding agreement for public health care programs:

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders urging them to block controversial language that would bar the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from creating safeguards to prevent the extinction of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW).

Old Bridge, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to clean up Superfund sites in New Jersey and across the country. The Raritan Bay Slag site will receive a grant worth an estimated $1 million to complete initial, preparatory, and contracting work associated with the cleanup of the seawall in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge Township.