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West Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) brought together mayors of New Jersey coastal towns today to discuss how to prepare for the impacts that global warming and sea level rise could have on their communities in the future.
Washington, D.C. --- Inspired by a young man named Gideon Sofer from Highland Park who is fighting Crohn's disease, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) yesterday introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Crohn's disease.
A group of House Republicans last week seriously undermined our nation's ability to fight the war on terror when they objected to more than $500 million in funding that directly affects our veterans and our soldiers in combat.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, went to the House floor last night to assail the Bush administration for its announcement earlier in the day of a replacement for U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans. The New Jersey congressman voiced concern that the Turkish government may have played a role in Evans' removal. Following, is the text of Pallone's floor speech.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today voiced concern over legislation to reauthorize the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act which would penalize the state of New Jersey for its success in helping the state's HIV/AIDS patients.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) testified before the House Transportation Committee's Railroads Subcommittee this morning about the critical need to ensure solid waste facilities next to rail lines fall under the same regulations as every other waste facility in the nation.
Sea Bright, NJ --- Today, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement through his District Director, Shawn Brennan, at the release of the annual State of the Shore Report.
Washington, D.C. --- Late last night the U.S. House of Representatives supported an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and a bipartisan group of members from Florida and California to strip a provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that would allow offshore natural gas drilling as close as three miles off the U.S. coast.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) to a must-pass appropriations bill that will protect a communities' right to know the amount of harmful chemicals released into the environment in their neighborhoods.
Washington, D.C. --- The House Resources Committee today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) to the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that prevents the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from imposing new fees on recreational fishermen.