Rep. Frank Pallone, a U.S. Congressman representing New Jersey’s 6th district since 1988, used his social media account on October 8, 2025, to criticize Republican actions amid an ongoing government shutdown and to highlight concerns about proposed cuts to Social Security and health care.
On October 8, 2025, Pallone wrote, “It’s DAY 8 of the REPUBLICAN RETREAT. We’re now more than a WEEK into a government shutdown because Republicans would rather slink out of Washington instead of addressing the need to lower your health care costs.”
Later that day, Pallone posted another statement regarding Social Security: “Money that YOU EARNED after decades of hard work and paying into the system is about to be ripped away by Trump’s latest plans for Social Security. He wants to cut disability benefits to recipients by ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. It’s the latest edition in Trump’s agenda to make life”
In the evening, he addressed the actions of House Democrats and Republicans regarding health care: “While Republicans refuse to return to Washington to address the health care crisis, House Democrats are holding a hearing today on the need to cancel the cuts, lower the cost and save your health care. This is a crisis that we must address now.”
Pallone, who was born in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1951 and continues to reside there, has been an active figure in Congress since succeeding James J. Howard in 1988. Before his congressional service, he was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1984 to 1988. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers University-Camden.
