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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Middlesex County Utilities Authority will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to provide bypass pumping for the Sayreville sewage treatment plant damaged as a result of Sandy. The funding is being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via the Sandy aid package Pallone fought for in Congress.
Washington, DC- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
"For the past 18 months President Trump has led a relentless assault on workers, minorities, women, immigrants, the environment and on the rule of law itself. The selection of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is an attempt to protect and expand the administration's extreme policies. Those who believe in the constitution and the rights that so many Americans have sacrificed for need to oppose this nomination.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt's resignation:
Long Branch, NJ – Today at the Monmouth Service Plaza on the Garden State Parkway, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) blasted the policies that have helped lead to New Jersey drivers paying nearly $.60 more than they were in June of 2017. President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran deal, erratic behavior on the world stage and cuts to clean and renewable energy programs have all contributed to higher gas prices. As the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, Pallone has been a leader in calling to investments in clean energy.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks during a Health Subcommittee markup on his amendment that urged the Committee to hold at least one hearing on the status and welfare of the children separated from their families as a result of the Trump Administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy. The Pallone amendment failed to pass after all Subcommittee Republicans voted against it unanimously:
Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Rutgers University has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $336,900 and a Health and Human Services (HHS) Grant of $339,063. The NSF grant is titled "Observing the Cosmic Evolution of Neutral Hydrogen" and will support the training of graduate and undergraduate students by providing additional experience in computation and statistics, research mentorship, education in STEM disciplines, and outreach to a variety of audiences.
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the Compassionate Calling and Immigrant Family Reunification Act of 2018 today to put an end to the abusive practice of charging detained immigrant parents extortionary rates to use the phone to either contact their children that have been separated from them and placed in detention facilities or to contact federal agencies to learn where their children are being held.
Washington, DC- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the Board of Public Utilities' decision to reject the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP).
Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.