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Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20) today called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to ensure that the funding to replace lead services lines in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is equitably allocated to underserved communities, including those in New Jersey and New York. Environmental advocates in New Jersey also share their concern that funding from the law should be distributed equitably.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive a total of $18,915,000 in preparedness grants, including $13,192,649 for security enhancements at 91 nonprofits and faith organizations in the state. The funding is provided through the Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program's (NSGP) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) that supports physical security enhancements and coordination activities for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today hosted a telephone town hall with over 3,600 constituents in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded the inclusion of the Superfund tax on oil and petroleum companies in the Inflation Reduction Act. The reinstatement of the tax is effective January 1, 2023. The tax is expected to raise $11.7 billion. Pallone has long advocated for reinstating the tax on these companies to ensure polluters, not taxpayers, foot the bill for cleaning up waste and pollution.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today praising House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes key climate and health care provisions he originally authored or advanced through his Energy and Commerce Committee over the last couple of years. Pallone spoke in favor of the bill today on the House Floor.
Woodbridge, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today in Woodbridge with local elected leaders and health care advocates on the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill will lower prescription drug costs for seniors by finally empowering Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs, capping the amount seniors pay at $2,000 annually, and capping the amount seniors pay for insulin at $35 per month.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today hosted a telephone town hall with over 3,700 constituents in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District.
Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement after President Biden signed H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, into law, which passed the House last month. The bill will bolster semiconductor manufacturing, boost resilience in U.S. supply chains, create good-paying American jobs, and lower costs for families in the United States.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today applauding Senate passage of historic clean energy and climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, which are expected to slash our nation's greenhouse gas pollution by 40 percent by 2030:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes key health care provisions that will lower the cost of health care and lifesaving prescription drugs for Americans: