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Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today as the 110th Congress convened under Democratic leadership for the first time in 12 years.

"Today marked the beginning of a new day in the House of Representatives; one where the voices of all Americans will be heard not just the voices of the special interests. Last November, the American people demanded change, and that change comes today in Washington.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Jim Saxton (R-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) sent a letter today to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General David M. Walker asking him to investigate several unrealistic solutions outlined in a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) report on Fort Monmouth. The GAO has already committed to conducting an audit of the Pentagon report.

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Anthony Ciorra of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New York District, and John Garofalo of the Coastal Engineering Division of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will tour three Bayshore beaches tomorrow, Wednesday, December 21 to assess beach erosion and the status of flood control projects.

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today released the following statement in support of Governor Richard Codey's (D-NJ) announcement that New Jersey will formally participate in the Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative:

Trenton, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rev.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives honoring Bruce Springsteen and celebrating the 30th Anniversary of his classic rock album "Born to Run."

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a senior member of both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Resources Committee, today issued the following statement in response to a decision by Congressional Republican leaders to include a controversial provision that would allow drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in a spending bill for the Department of Defense.

Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, introduced legislation this week in the U.S. House of Representatives to allow the spouses and children of permanent resident aliens to visit their families in the United States. Permanent resident aliens are individuals who have come into this country legally and are gainfully employed.