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Long Branch, N.J. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) congratulated 34 new American citizens and their guests during a special naturalization ceremony at the Long Branch Free Public Library.
Nearly three dozen members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday morning expressing their concern over the agency's treatment of transgender detainees and demanding the agency take transgender migrants' asylum claims more seriously.
The letter, sent by 34 lawmakers and spearheaded by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., was signed by Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Deb Haaland, D-N.M., and Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., among others and comes after the deaths of two transgender women who were held in detention.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to Acting Director Matthew Albence at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding inhumane and illegal treatment of transgender asylum seekers. The Trump Administration has refused to uphold its legal duty to provide protection for transgender migrants who have a credible fear of persecution and has failed to adhere to the 2015 ICE memorandum on the Care of Transgender Detainees. Pallone was joined by 33 of his colleagues who also signed the letter.
Wielding new power as a committee chairman, Frank Pallone pursues his pragmatic agenda.
Frank Pallone Jr. is, first and foremost, the congressman from the Jersey Shore. To drive home that point, his name shows up in the news every year as the guy who helps replenish the sand on our beaches—an estimated total of 163 million cubic yards of the stuff over the last three decades, at a cost of $1.2 billion to the federal government.
New Jersey Democrat doesn't minimize challenges in reaching agreement in Congress but says there ‘needs to be federal action'
House Democrats, led by New Jersey's Rep. Frank Pallone, are hoping to come up with a consensus plan by the end of the year laying out a pathway to achieve a 100 percent clean-energy economy by 2050.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House took action Wednesday to rein in those annoying robocalls, which bother the average New Jersey resident more than once every three days.
The bill, sponsored by New Jersey's Frank Pallone Jr., D-6th Dist., passed the House, 429-3.
Highland Park, N.J. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) gave an update on legislative progress to combat the surprise medical bills patients receive after emergency room or hospital care. He was joined by local leaders and health care advocates. Last week, Pallone's bill, the No Surprises Act, passed out of Pallone's Energy and Commerce Committee with unanimous support.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA-03) announced the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform (NFIP Re) Act of 2019. The bill protects policyholders from steep premium increases and reauthorizes the NFIP for five years. It also makes the program more affordable, creates greater transparency, and injects fairness into the claims process.
Long Branch, N.J. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that his office is participating in the Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a coding competition for students in middle and high school. Students who reside in or attend school in New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District are eligible to compete.
Marlboro, N.J. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a grant for Marlboro Township to stabilize flood-prone Pleasant Valley Road. The grant allocates over $400,000 to secure the rapidly eroding foundation of Pleasant Valley between Igoe Road and Route 34. FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program is designed to help communities like Marlboro reduce potential hazards before extreme flood events. Every federal dollar spent on disaster mitigation saves an average of six dollars in future costs.