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Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, went to the House floor last night to recognize the 33rd anniversary of Turkey's illegal invasion of Cyprus. During his floor speech, the New Jersey congressman voiced concern over the Bush administration's drastic shift in policy towards Cyprus and Turkey. The text of Pallone's speech follows.
Despite the fact the 70 percent of Americans support withdrawing almost all U.S. troops from Iraq by April, and despite a growing number of retired Generals and senior Republican Senators joining Democrats in calling for a new strategy in Iraq, many House Republicans remain staunchly in favor of the President's failed Iraq policy.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the House Appropriations Committee has approved his request of $150,000 for New Brunswick to make road improvements along College Avenue to support Rutgers University's redesign of College Avenue.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ,) co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, made the following statement yesterday on the floor of the House of Representatives honoring the late Mrs. Haigoohi Hanessian, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. This is the second in a series of speeches the New Jersey congressman plans to give on the House floor in an effort to continue to build support for the Armenian Genocide Resolution.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the House Appropriations Committee has approved his request of $300,000 for the South Amboy Intermodal Transportation Station to improve access, increase safety and enhance passenger accommodations at the facility.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today supported The Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act, which requires a responsible redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq beginning within 120 days of enactment and ending by April 1, 2008. The New Jersey congressman issued the following statement in support of the bill.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ,) co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, made the following statement yesterday on the floor of the House of Representatives remembering Henry Morgenthau, U.S.
A week does not go by without at least one or two Republican Senators coming forward and saying, what many of us have known for months that the president's Iraq strategy has failed.
First, it was Senators Lugar and Voinovich. Then, last week, Senator Domenici joined them in saying that a serious change in course is needed. And then on Monday Senator Snowe told NBC News that the time has come for binding legislation to bring home most of our troops.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today supported the College Cost Reduction Act, which includes the single largest increase in college aid since the G.I. bill was passed in 1944 and at no new cost to the American taxpayer.
Washington D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2900, also known as the. "FDA Amendments Act of 2007", by a vote of 403-16. The legislation originated with the Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health. It improves current drug safety provisions, encourages greater transparency and timeliness in the drug review process, and reauthorizes the Food and Drug Administration’s essential user fee programs.