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June 22, 2022

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured $26 million for maintenance dredging of the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023. The House is expected to vote on the underlying legislation in the coming months.


June 17, 2022

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured federal funding for Monmouth University in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023. The House is expected to vote on the underlying legislation in the coming months.


June 17, 2022

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured federal funding for South Plainfield in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023. The House is expected to vote on the underlying legislation in the coming months.


June 17, 2022

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured federal funding for Atlantic Highlands in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023. The House is expected to vote on the underlying legislation in the coming months.


June 16, 2022

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he secured $2.5 million to enhance coastal resiliency in the communities around Naval Weapons Station Earle. The base will partner with Monmouth University and NY/NJ Baykeeper to develop coastal resiliency projects that will stabilize the shoreline in communities in the area and develop resiliency alternatives for other Naval installations exposed to climate change. Pallone secured the funding request in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023.


June 15, 2022

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the start of 2022 Congressional App Challenge, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition for middle and high school students in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District.


June 13, 2022

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that schools and libraries in New Jersey will receive $5,092,335 from the latest round of funding from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). This round of funding also includes $498,720 for the Long Branch School District. This announcement includes the first round of new funding commitments for the next academic year.


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Shoal Harbor
June 6, 2022

Belford, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced a new dredging project of the Shoal Harbor navigation channel. The funding will be used for maintenance dredging of approximately 160,000 cubic yards in the channel. Pallone secured $8 million for the project in a federal spending bill that was signed into law earlier this year. The U.S.


June 3, 2022

Perth Amboy, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the United Way of Central Jersey Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) in Perth Amboy. The new center will provide an integrated set of services for families in need, including employment services, financial education and coaching, and assistance applying for federal support. This support is essential for low-income families who may need help as they recover from financial hardship and the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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South Amboy ferry
May 31, 2022

South Amboy, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today joined state and local leaders in South Amboy for a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on the South Amboy ferry project. Pallone advocated for federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration and wrote a letter in support of the city's Passenger Ferry Grant Program application and was awarded $5.3 million. The project will help meet commuter demand between Central New Jersey and New York City and strengthen the area's economy.