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Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Clay Shaw (R-FL), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Coastal Caucus, today introduced a resolution in support of National Clean Beaches Week, to be observed June 27th July 3rd.
The resolution recognizes the importance of Americas beaches as key parts of the countrys economy, natural heritage, and way of life. It also stresses the progress made in recent years to improve our shorelines and the need for strong policy to continue improving the quality of the nations beaches.
"I applaud the House Homeland Security Committee for today taking a long-overdue look at chemical plant security. This is one of the most critical public safety issues in many parts of the country, especially New Jersey, and we have waited far too long already to see congressional action.
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When is President Bush going to level with the American people about the U.S. economy? This past weekend, during his weekly radio address, he said the economy is on the right track. The president's statement came one day after disappointing jobs numbers showed our economy only created 78-thousand new jobs in May----the smallest number is almost two years. Keep in mind that the economy has to create 150,000 jobs each month just to keep pace with more workers entering the workforce.
Piscataway, N.J. --- With the House Homeland Security Committee set to hold its first hearing on chemical security next Tuesday in Washington, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and New Jersey State Senator Bob Smith (D-Piscataway) hosted a roundtable discussion today to hear from representatives of environmental, industry, labor, and emergency management groups on how best we can protect New Jersey's chemical facilities from potential terrorist attacks.
Edison, NJ --- After taking a tour of the Chemical Insecticide Corporation (CIC) Superfund site today and witnessing the last truckload of contaminated soil being removed from the site, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) both lauded the completion of the cleanup and expressed their gratitude to the Edison community for helping them fight for federal funding over the past 15 years.
Eatontown, NJ. --- Today, U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) chaired a Save Our Fort Committee Meeting at which committee members discussed the upcoming Friday visit of two of the BRAC Commissioners.
Neptune, N.J. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) held a discussion today with local veterans and students at Neptune High School in Neptune. During the discussion, Pallone also announced the introduction of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that encourages a dialogue between students and war veterans.
Sea Bright, NJ --- One day before the summer beach season officially kicks off, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today proclaimed our beaches clean and safe at a news conference on the beach in Sea Bright. The New Jersey congressman joined U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Regional Administrator Kathy Callahan and Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf.
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, today assailed the cancellation of a conference on the Armenian Genocide in Turkey that was scheduled to begin yesterday. The New Jersey congressman gave the following statement on the House floor this afternoon.