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Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today sent a letter to the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality with Representatives Donald Payne (NJ-10), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Bill Pascrell (NJ-09), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) demanding real solutions in response to the death of marine mammals off New Jersey’s coast.

Atlantic Highlands, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference on federal funding he secured for Atlantic Highlands. The Borough will receive $2.1 million to repair the bulkhead at the Municipal Harbor from a federal spending bill signed into law last year. The deteriorating bulkhead is one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure for residents and businesses near the Borough’s public marina, helping to protect the area from flooding and stabilizing the shoreline. 

Leonardo, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today joined Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland for a tour of Ohmsett – the National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility. The facility provides independent and objective performance testing of full-scale oil spill response equipment and helps improve technologies through research and development. The facility is managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) introduced legislation today to permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program to support the training of primary care medical and dental residents with a focus on supporting residents in high-need communities.

Piscataway, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference at Middlesex County’s cosmetology program in Piscataway on the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act - a new law he has long championed and was included in a federal spending bill that will protect consumers from dangerous cosmetics and personal care products.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded an additional $142,676,000 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to New Jersey’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades. The funding will allow the state to replace lead service lines.

Red Bank, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson held a press conference today to highlight a grant Pallone helped secure from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the establishment of a new primary care medical residency program at community health centers in Monmouth County. The VNACJ Community Health Center will use the $500,000 grant to design a new program for primary care doctors to train and work in Asbury Park, Keyport, Red Bank, and Long Branch.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 1, the Republicans’ “Polluters Over People Act.”