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March 21, 2010
Long-Fought Effort Culminates In House Approval

The United States Capitol - The long-fought effort to reform the nation's health care system reached a pinnacle of achievement on Sunday with the approval by the House of Representative of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., a key architect of the bill, hailed the vote as "dramatic progress" in making health care in America more affordable, more accessible and better for the economy.

March 18, 2010
Creates Jobs in New Jersey

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ-06) announced the bipartisan Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act was signed into law by the president. The HIRE Act will create hundreds of thousands of new small business and construction jobs this year, spur private sector hiring, and help rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. It is part of a larger Congressional agenda to create jobs and strengthen our economy.

March 16, 2010
Health Subcommittee Acts On Plan To Aid WTC Responders & Survivors

Washington, D.C. - The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday approved The James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act, giving approval to legislation that would provide medical care to emergency responders and others exposed to toxic materials around the World Trade Center after the terrorist attack.

March 15, 2010
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., released the following statement Monday urging the importance of fully funding programs that protect New Jersey’s shore communities and coastline, in light of this weekend’s nor’easter storm which caused massive power outages, widespread flooding, and shore erosion.

“Although the full extent of this weekend’s storm is still being assessed, New Jersey’s beaches have been hard hit by storms this winter, which shows the importance of fully funding beach replenishment projects.

March 4, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Today the House Committee on Foreign Affairs voted to pass House Resolution 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution, by a vote of 23-22. The nonbinding resolution would officially recognize the actions taken against Armenians from 1915-1923 as genocide.

“I commend the members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee for passing this legislation out of committee,” said Pallone. “Moving this bill is a critical first step in recognizing the wrongdoing committed against 1.5 million Armenians.”

March 2, 2010
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) Monday addressed attendees of the National Congress of American Indians Executive Council Winter Session 2010. He spoke on his advocacy of reauthorizing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as part of Congress’s health reform package and on his oversight of Indian affairs.

February 26, 2010
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Co-Chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, issued the following statement Friday to commemorate the 18th Anniversary of the Sumgait Massacres.

February 24, 2010
Rallies With Thousands Outside US Capitol Who Support His Legislation to Change Regulations'

Washington, D.C. - Thousands of fishermen from throughout the country descended on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to rally in support of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s legislation. We need to change the fishing regulations that are arbitrary, unfair and hurt local coastal economies, the congressman said after addressing the raucous crowd.

February 23, 2010
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) Wednesday will speak at the United We Fish fisherman’s rally, organized by fishermen advocacy organizations nation-wide. Approximately 3,000 commercial and recreational fishermen from states along the Atlantic coast will attend the rally in support of the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009, sponsored by Rep. Pallone.

February 17, 2010
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) Wednesday made the following statement on the one year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act becoming law.

“New Jerseyans have received over 3,500 loans, grants and contracts totaling over $4.5 billion as a result of the Recovery Act. Working families across the country have also received over $99 billion in tax breaks. The Recovery Act is putting New Jerseyans to work who have lost their jobs and continued to employ those, who without it, would have lost their jobs.