113th Congress
New Brunswick, NJ – At a visit today to Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference with local hunger advocates decrying cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) on the heels of House Republicans’ latest effort to dismantle the program. Yesterday, House Republicans voted to remove critical SNAP funding from the Farm Bill, effectively killing the program.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $3,387,083 in grant awards from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to New Jersey health centers to enroll the uninsured in new health coverage options made available by the Affordable Care Act. New Jersey’s health centers served 467,913 patients last year, 43 percent of whom were uninsured. The health centers in New Jersey that are awarded these funds expect to hire 69 additional workers, who will assist 73,201 people with enrollment into affordable health insurance coverage.
With Cancellation of Last Truly Local Nightly News Program, Pallone Calls on FCC to Take Immediate Action
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee whose jurisdiction includes telecommunication by broadcast and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), sent the following letter yesterday to Acting Chairwoman of the FCC, Mignon Clyburn regarding the recent decision of WWOR-TV, Channel 9 in New Jersey to cancel its nightly news program:
July 8, 2013
Silver Medal Awarded for Setting and Achieving Challenging Goals, Community Service
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health announced that he is set to introduce legislation to address new reports of inappropriate payments for prescriptions of controlled substances in Medicare’s Part D program.
Long Branch, NJ—In Belmar, New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that he has reintroduced his legislation to reauthorize the BEACH Act, which requires tough new water quality testing and public notification standards so beachgoers are better informed about the safety of their beaches.
New Brunswick, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, which oversees the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control, among other critical health care-related issues, released the following statement today upon the historic merger of Rutgers University and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ):
Newark, NJ – On Monday, July 1, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) called for a solution to the doubling of interest rates for federally backed, need-based loans that went into effect today. The congressmen held a press conference at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and condemned House Republican leadership’s failure to allow a vote on the Democratic solution to freeze the rates at 3.4 percent. The rate hike affects 7 million students.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced $350,000 to the city of Asbury Park and $271,413 to Keansburg in Community Development Block Grant Disaster (CDBG) Recovery funds. These grants can help local government entities whose budgets are strained from the Sandy rebuilding process to maintain essential services to the community.