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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. Campbell, environmentalists, fishermen and surfers all came together today to voice their strong opposition to the President Bush's plan, and urged him to reconsider the ill-advised rule change.
"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. Republican leaders ignored House tradition that all ethics rules be created with both Republicans and Democrats working together. As they have so often over the last couple of years, they simply abused their power and they thought they'd get away with it.
"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. We worked together in the 108th Congress to unveil landmark legislation to bridge the divide in health care between the general population and minority communities, including African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian Americans-Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans.
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. But, the fact is, they have nobody to blame but themselves.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans and co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, today announced bipartisan efforts to examine the reasons behind a serious decline in India's wild tiger populations.
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Union, NJ --- One day after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican energy bill, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) held a news conference at a rest stop along the Garden State Parkway to blast Republicans for doing nothing to reduce gas prices or our dependence on foreign oil. The New Jersey congressman was joined at today's event by Jeanne Fox, President of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and Emily Rusch from New Jersey PIRG.
Recently, I held a student forum at Rutgers University to discuss federal policies that relate to students and young Americans. Specifically, we talked about recently proposed cuts in federal student aid, as well as how Social Security reform might impact younger workers. I felt the need to go and talk with students because I am concerned that young people in our country are largely absent from the national debate, and as a result, federal lawmakers often overlook their interests.