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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.
“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.
“Besides the law mandating that everyone needs to be counted every 10 years, an accurate Census count translates to billions of dollars for the people of New Jersey,” said Pallone. “At a time when New Jersey’s budget is being cut significantly, money provided based on Census data will fund crucial social programs as well as things like infrastructure and emergency services.”
New Brunswick - Doctors, consumer advocates and other health care professionals will join with Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. on Wednesday in a hospital forum to discuss the importance of repealing the anti-trust exemption enjoyed by insurance companies.
The forum will be held in Robert Wood Johnson's 2nd floor cafeteria in New Brunswick tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
"I want to congratulate Governor Chris Christie and Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno as they take the reins of leadership in New Jersey. They have deeply-rooted challenges before them that will require a strong effort by everyone working together in a cooperative, non-partisan way.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., the senior Democrat in New Jersey's Congressional delegation, issued the following statement on Tuesday praising Governor Jon Corzine for his four-year record leading the state through severe economic problems and welcoming the new Senate President, Steve Sweeney and the new Assembly Speaker, Sheila Oliver as they assume leadership roles in the New Jersey Legislature: