Frank Pallone, Jr.
Democrat · NJ-6 · U.S. House
Bio
Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1988 to 1993, is in the north-central part of the state and includes New Brunswick, Woodbridge Township, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, Edison, Piscataway and Asbury Park. Pallone is the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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The Bill That Pits House Against Senate Against Big TechOn Monday night, the House passed a weaker version of the Senate’s Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, aimed at regulating the tech industry and protecting children online. Whether this is a good thing or not depends on whom you ask. House leaders have taken fou…
The New Republic · June 30, 2026
While Kicking Millions Off Healthcare, GOP Holds 'Sham Hearing' on Medicaid FraudCongressional Democrats and healthcare justice advocates on Thursday accused Republicans of trying to divert attention away from their destructive cuts to Medicaid—and the resulting large-scale loss of insurance coverage—by convening a hearing on purportedly …
Common Dreams · June 25, 2026
GOP May Kick 300,000 More Off Healthcare to Help Find $200 Billion for Trump's Iran War"Republicans won't think twice about *literally* sacrificing you to get their way."That's how Democrats on the US House Ways and Means Committee responded to Axios' Monday reporting on congressional Republicans considering more healthcare cuts to help fulfill…
Common Dreams · March 30, 2026
'Radical and Reckless': House Passes LNG Bill to Jack Up Climate Pollution and Energy PricesAs government leaders from around the world met in Brazil to discuss solutions to the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency, the GOP-controlled US House of Representatives on Thursday advanced a bill that would lift restrictions on liquefied natural gas.Eleven…
Common Dreams · November 21, 2025
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