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Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today introduced legislation that will mandate states strengthen their child restraint laws, or face a loss of critical federal highway money.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Heather Wilson (R-NM) yesterday asked the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a full investigation into the homeland security needs of Indian Tribes, as well as the ability of Tribal governments to respond to these threats and there impact on state and regional homeland security preparedness.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today requested that both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Transportation work together to develop a system for notifying local officials, law enforcement, and emergency planners of any rail shipments containing hazardous materials through their jurisdictions.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) at Sandy Hook to make financial records for the Fort Hancock redevelopment project available to the public.
Long Branch, NJ --- In response to a series of recent indictments of public officials, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) said today that New Jersey needs to limit campaign contributions to developers in particular and corporations in general, as well as expand public financing of campaigns at every level of government.
Long Branch, NJ ---U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that he had confirmed that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would begin work on a permanent extension of the Deal Lake flume by September, after the end of the summer beach season.
Long Branch, NJ --- With the Bush administration preparing to proceed with a policy change that would weaken the 30-year-old Clean Water Act and allow partially treated human sewage to be dumped in New Jersey's waterways, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bradley M.
"Mr. Speaker, the House Republican Majority finally did the right thing last night when it restored bipartisan ethics rules. In January, the Republican Majority thumbed its nose at the Minority and approved weakened ethics rules along party lines for the sole purpose of protecting one of their leaders.
"I am very pleased to be a part of this news conference today during health disparities awareness month to emphasize Senate and House Democrats' commitment to addressing health disparities.
Since the beginning of the year the House has been conducting its business without an organized Ethics Committee in place to investigate possible unethical behavior by members of Congress. Republicans have tried to blame Democrats on the Ethics Committee for this standstill.