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Perth Amboy, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that Perth Amboy will receive $3.6 million in federal funding to support 12 additional firefighters. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) funding grant. The funding will help the city meet the meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) guidelines of having a minimum of 17 firefighters on duty at all times.
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Biden Administration announced the first ten drugs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will negotiate lower prices for using its new authorities under the Inflation Reduction Act:
“This is a historic day for health care in America. For the first time in the Medicare program, we are going to negotiate the price of prescription drugs for America’s seniors.
Aberdeen, NJ — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today demanded that online platforms remove dangerous, recalled products linked to infant deaths. In a series of bipartisan oversight letters to Meta and other online marketplaces, Pallone requested information regarding efforts to end the sale of banned and recalled hazardous products on their platforms. It is unlawful to offer a product for sale that the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled.
New Brunswick, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today delivered the following statement at the nurses’ picket line at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital:
“I’m here at the picket line today in New Brunswick to join the striking nurses from RWJ University Hospital.
New Brunswick, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) hosted a roundtable with health officials and local advocates on progress to protect young people from dangerous tobacco products. Pallone held the roundtable at the Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies at Rutgers University.
Red Bank, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today on new legislation he introduced last week to lower prescription drug costs.
Washington, DC – Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chair Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement criticizing Azerbaijan’s recent tactics that will prevent a long-term peace settlement in Artsakh:
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on the passing of Lieutenant Governor Shelia Oliver:
Highlands, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the introduction of a bipartisan bill today to support aquaculture and seafood industries. The Supporting Equity for Aquaculture and Seafood (SEAS) Act reforms federal agricultural policy to ensure these industries receive equal treatment within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Washington, DC – Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), David G. Valadao (CA-21), and Adam B. Schiff (CA-28) released a statement today calling for immediate actions to be taken by the international community to address the months-long blockade of the Lachin Corridor by the Aliyev regime.