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Within the first 100 hours of the new Democratic Congress, we will accomplish more than the Republican Do-Nothing Congress accomplished this entire year.
While Republicans refused to break their questionable cozy relationships with lobbyists, Democrats will pass an ethics reform bill that will once again make this the people's House not the lobbyist's House.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the South Amboy Fire Department has been awarded a $249,060 federal grant and the Matawan Fire Department will receive a $226,460 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grants.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent the following letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Regional Administrator, Alan Steinberg, calling on him to immediately expand EPA testing of animals near the Ringwood Superfund site.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent the following letter to U.S. District Court Chief Judge Garrett Brown regarding the recent decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Hedges not to alert McCarrick High School in Metuchen that James Kazanjian, whom they employ as a teacher and football coach was charged with possession of child pornography.
When Democrats take over the House in January we are going to hit the road running----moving forward on an agenda that every American should be able to embrace.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that gives the Edison Memorial Tower Corporation an additional six months of eligibility to receive federal matching funds to renovate the Edison Memorial Tower in Edison. The legislation was unanimously approved by voice vote.
Now that the elections are over, it's time for Democrats and Republicans to come together to work in a bipartisan fashion to help all Americans. Throughout this year, Democrats have talked about a forward-looking agenda---one that encompasses all Americans.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt urging that he delay new Medicare reimbursement plans set to take effect on November 15th that would limit reimbursement for the purchase of wheelchairs and other power mobility devices.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the New Jersey Supreme Court decision today saying that same-sex couples are entitled to the same financial and social benefits given to married heterosexual couples.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today urged the Bush administration to provide an uninterrupted transition to new drug plans for an estimated 632,000 seniors who will lose their prescription drug coverage at the end of the year.