116th Congress
WASHINGTON — Upset about high drug prices? Congress may finally do something.
House Democratic leaders on Thursday announced they would move ahead with legislation allowing federal government would be allowed to negotiate lower prices for insulin and dozens of other drugs.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON — If Congress is going to take steps to address climate change, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. will be out front.
Pallone, D-6th Dist., chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, through which most legislation addressing the issue will flow.
Long Branch, N.J. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to the increase of vaping-related deaths and illnesses:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House sought to block President Donald Trump's efforts to allow oil rigs off the Jersey Shore by voting Wednesday to prevent new leases for oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.
The measure, which passed 238-189, also would prohibit leases in the Pacific. A second piece of legislation approved by the House would keep the rigs away from Florida's Gulf Coast.
Long Branch, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced two federal grants totaling nearly $1 million for legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence and children who are exposed to domestic violence, as well as a new prevention program and public awareness campaign. Pallone also called on Senate Republicans to schedule a vote on the House-passed Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization. VAWA expired earlier this year.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded House passage of a permanent offshore drilling ban along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, would place a permanent moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans' outer continental shelves.
Long Branch, N.J. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that the West Long Branch EMS has been awarded nearly $50,000 in federal grant funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The grant will enhance West Long Branch's ability to protect the health and safety of the public through improved communication. The grant will fund the purchase of new multi-band, two-way radios.
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) called for updates to cars that can prevent children's heatstroke deaths at a press conference on Thursday, referencing the bill he is trying to help pass, the Hot Cars Act.
"The main point that I'm trying to make today is that no child should lose their life because they become trapped in a hot car," Pallone said.