113th Congress

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to the conflicting rulings by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on whether the federal government can offer tax credits to individuals and families who purchase health coverage through the federal insurance exchange:

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s decision to sign an executive order protecting LGBT Americans employed by federal contractors from workplace discrimination without an exemption for religious organizations. Last week, Pallone, a long-time advocate for LGBT equality, led a letter signed by 34 Members of Congress urging President Obama not to include special exemptions in his executive order:

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to the Record of Decision issued today by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). BOEM’s decision will allow for further environmental review of geological and geophysical (G&G) survey activities off the Mid- and South Atlantic coast and may lead to permits for seismic surveying in the Atlantic being issued.

PISCATAWAY, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) toured the Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (GPI) facility in Piscataway, New Jersey. GPI is a leader in the packaging industry, serving hundreds of the world’s most recognized brands. Congressman Pallone took a tour of the Piscataway facility and met with the GPI management team and employees.

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will receive an additional $3,303,332 to complete buyouts and demolition of 196 flood prone properties in Sayreville. This latest grant is awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, and was made possible through the Sandy Aid package Congressman Pallone fought for in Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Frank Pallone issued the following statement today in response to the Department of the Interior’s announcement of the proposed lease sale for nearly 344,000 acres off of the New Jersey coast for commercial wind energy development. Pallone, a long-time proponent of wind energy, keynoted the Energy Ocean conference in Atlantic City this past June:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led a letter signed by 34 Members of Congress urging President Obama not to include special exemptions for religious organizations in his planned executive order regarding workplace protections for LGBT Americans employed by federal contractors. The letter comes in response to faith groups calling on President Obama to create exemptions that would allow an employee to be fired based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a markup at which H.R. 669, the “Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act,” and H.R. 4771, the “Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act” were approved and passed out of the full Committee. The bills, both introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the senior Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, now await action in the full House of Representatives. Both bills received bipartisan support from the Committee.