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U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Democrat of the House Fisheries and Oceans Subcommittee, will join U.S. Reps. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) at a press conference on Wednesday, February 9 at 12:30 p.m.
"Last week, President Bush spent the majority of his State of the Union Address talking about his Social Security privatization plan and the continued war in Iraq, and yet neither of these funding priorities appeared in his budget.
"The Inspector General's alarming report shows just how far the Bush administration will go to satisfy corporate polluters. The Bush administration must have realized scientists at EPA would never come back with the lenient rules it wanted, and that's why the administration rigged the process from the very beginning.
"I was hopeful President Bush would be more specific this evening about his privatization plan for Social Security. It's clear the president doesn't want to level with the American people about the large benefit cuts they'd face if his risky privatization plan ever became law.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to investigate allegations of illegal asset transfers by JCP&L. During discussions with BPU officials, the New Jersey congressman received assurances the board will conduct a thorough review of JCP&L's activities.
New Brunswick, NJ --- Pointing to the fact that nine chemical plants in the New Jersey area are at risk of a terrorist attack that could affect more than a million people, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), cochairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, today called on the U.S.
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called upon JCP&L and its parent company, Ohio based FirstEnergy Corp., to end the six week long strike with its 1,350 workers in New Jersey.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Senator Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ, founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, today announced their renewed commitment to providing AIDS relief to India. The announcement follows the New Jersey lawmakers visit last week to India and their meetings with U.S.
Washington, DC--- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) returned to Washington today to join House and Senate Democrats in unveiling their Honest Leadership, Open Government Act, an aggressive reform package to reverse Republican excesses and protect the public trust.