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Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a new initiative today to provide eligible families with free high-speed internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – a new program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – provides eligible households $30 per month off their internet bill.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that schools and libraries in New Jersey will receive $2,091,451 million from the latest rounds of funding from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). To date, schools and libraries in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District have now received over $12 million, and New Jersey has received over $124 million from the Fund in total.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement on the suspected cancer cluster in Woodbridge, New Jersey:

Piscataway, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced a new workforce training program at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS). The Agricultural and Aquacultural Workforce Training Program will focus on agricultural and seafood industry workforce development and help address food insecurity in Middlesex County. Pallone secured $300,200 for the program in the federal spending bill that was signed into law in March.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today received the Federal Legislator of the Year Award from the New Jersey Society for Economic, Environmental Development (NJ SEED). NJ SEED is a coalition of New Jersey's labor and business organizations. Pallone also participated in a roundtable on infrastructure with representatives from NJ SEED.

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following reports that the Supreme Court has circulated a draft decision overturning its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade:

"Roe v. Wade has stood for nearly 50 years protecting the right to abortion.

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in support of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed rules to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars.

Washington, DC – Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Gus M. Bilirakis (FL-12), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Adam B. Schiff (CA-28) and 60 Members of Congress sent a letter today requesting significant economic assistance for the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the Fiscal Year 2023 State and Foreign Relations funding legislation.