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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.

February 17, 2010
Trenton, N.J. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) Thursday will provide testimony before the Assembly State Government Committee regarding the importance and impact of the 2010 Census.

“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.”

February 16, 2010
Forum With Pallone Will Address Move To Repeal the Exemption Enjoyed by Insurance Companies



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.


February 11, 2010
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced Thursday that River Road Rescue Squad, Inc., in Piscataway, NJ received $18,068 in federal funding allocated as part of the Department of Homeland Security Assistance toFirefighters Grants awards. The money will be spent to improve emergency response capabilities by training firefighters and first responders, and purchasing updated protective equipment.

February 4, 2010
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) Wednesday addressed attendees of the National Indian Gaming Association 2010 Winter Legislative Summit on Capitol Hill. He spoke on the progress of health care and meeting the unique needs of Indian Country in health reform, as well as about his work on the Natural Resources Committee.

January 19, 2010
Trenton - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement on Tuesday to congratulate the newly-inaugurated Governor, Chris Christie and to pledge to work together for New Jersey:

"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.

January 15, 2010
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced Thursday that the Department of Transportation awarded $810,000 for the purposes of extending the existing Sandy Hook Multi-Use Pathway system from North Beach to Gunnison Beach and Fort Hancock. This figure includes the $475,000 Pallone secured in the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which was approved by the president March 11, 2009.

January 12, 2010

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: