Statements and posts
14 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Pallone Urges FERC to Protect PJM Customers with Stronger Data Center Rules
Urged FERC to strengthen data center rules to protect PJM customers from rising energy bills.
“Americans are deeply frustrated and concerned that the rapid and unceasing development of data centers is driving up their monthly energy bills. At the end of the day, protecting Americans’ power bills is FERC’s responsibility.”
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Called on federal agencies to survey storm damage and anticipate federal disaster declaration.
“In some parts of my district 6 to 7 feet of tidal flooding inundated businesses and homes, municipal infrastructure such as piers and bulkheads are severely damaged, and cars on the street are submerged in flood water.”
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Pallone’s Bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Passes House
House passed AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act requiring automakers to include AM radio in new cars.
“Today, the House acted to protect a service that millions of Americans rely on every day and that can become a lifeline when disaster strikes.”
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Pallone: Trump Stiffs New Jersey Again on Disaster Aid
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today blasted President Trump for denying New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s appeal for $84.4 million in federal disaster aid following February’s deadly blizzard.
“Donald Trump is stiffing New Jersey taxpayers out of $84 million in disaster aid that his own government determined we qualified for. Twelve people died. New Jersey communities were buried under record snowfall. But apparently if you live in a state Trump doesn’t like, you’re on your own.”
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Pallone Celebrates Next Steps on Beach Replenishment Projects in Monmouth County
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers is awarding a $38.3 million contract to Weeks Marine to begin a targeted sand replenishment project in Monmouth County, including sections of the…
“With strong coastlines, our residents, businesses, and communities are better equipped to face extreme weather events. I’m glad I was able to secure the federal funding necessary to support this project, which will make these Jersey Shore communities more resilient in the years to come.”
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Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today led 87 House Democrats in demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
“If they cannot be operated in compliance with federal law and the Constitution, GEO Group, CoreCivic, and any other private contractors should not continue to profit from taxpayer dollars, and the detention centers must be closed.”
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Pallone Announces $9.6 Million for Carteret Ferry Service Expansion
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is officially awarding $9.6 million to NJ TRANSIT for the Carteret Ferry Service Expansion Project to purchase a new ferry vessel, the…
“People in Central Jersey should not have to spend hours of their lives sitting in traffic just to get to and from work. We need to give commuters more reliable ways to get where they need to go, and that means actually investing in public transportation.”
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Pallone: Congressional Republicans Must Probe Trump’s Denial of NJ Disaster Aid
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) is demanding a congressional investigation into President Trump’s denial of $84.4 million in disaster aid to New Jersey after federal officials reportedly determined the state met the government’s…
“If the federal government is paying for regular operations like snow removal, what next? Garbage removal? The federal government’s role is not to fund routine functions.”
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Pallone Presses U.S. Airlines for Answers on Surveillance Pricing
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) requested details from the eight major U.S. airline companies as part of the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into corporate surveillance pricing practices.
“I am very concerned about companies potentially using Americans’ personal data to determine what prices they see and pay, and I am continuing an inquiry into just how widespread this practice is.”
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Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in urging President Donald J. Trump to approve Governor Mikie Sherrill’s appeal of FEMA’s denial of the State’s request for a Major Disaster…
“A careful review of the State of New Jersey’s appeal demonstrates that this request far exceeds all Stafford Act statutory and regulatory thresholds. The extent of the damage, the operational burden throughout the State, and the cumulative impacts of recent and related extreme weather all provide overwhelming evidence…”
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Pallone Calls on EPA to Conduct Additional Testing in Keyport Residential Areas As Concerns Mount
As residents raise renewed concern about external reports documenting local toxin and heavy metal pollution around the site of the former Aeromarine landfill in Keyport, New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today called on Lee…
“The reports coming from Keyport continue to be concerning enough for my constituents to repeatedly and urgently share their concerns with me. We need more data to provide the Keyport residents I represent the peace of mind they deserve, and that is why the Environmental Protection Agency must conduct additional testing…”
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All nine Democratic members of the New Jersey House delegation — Reps. Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Analilia Mejia (NJ-11), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Robert Menendez (NJ-08), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), Donald Norcross…
“Three deaths, repeated allegations of medical neglect, restricted oversight, and less public transparency are a terrible track record of care for individuals in your custody.”
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Pallone Announces Beach Replenishment Projects in Monmouth County
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a targeted sand replenishment project in Monmouth County, that may include sections of the towns of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, and Long…
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Amid reports that the latest detainee death at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, NJ may have been brought on by pervasive medical neglect at the facility, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today blasted the Trump…
“When I demanded Trump’s DHS immediately improve conditions at Delaney Hall, I received radio silence. Now, another one of our neighbors has died at Delaney Hall because of President Trump and Secretary Mullin’s negligence and disregard for human suffering.”