Rep. Frank Pallone, a longtime U.S. Congressman representing New Jersey’s 6th district, posted a series of statements on September 18, 2025, addressing legislative efforts on health insurance coverage for vaccines, energy policy debates in the House, and actions by the Trump Administration regarding broadcasters.
In his first post at 17:21 UTC, Pallone announced new legislation related to vaccine access: “Today I’m introducing legislation to guarantee your health insurance continues to offer vaccines for free. My bill will stop RFK, Jr.’s efforts to take away and make it more difficult to get routine vaccines against preventable diseases like measles, covid, and hepatitis.”
Later that day at 18:02 UTC, Pallone criticized House Republicans’ focus on energy bills: “House Republicans are wasting floor time this week on three energy bills that double down on their Big Ugly Bill. That new law raises electricity bills, increases the risk of blackouts, and worsens air pollution – and today’s bills are just more of the same.”
At 20:06 UTC the same day, Pallone addressed concerns about potential government interference with broadcasters: “The Trump Administration CANNOT threaten to punish broadcasters just because it doesn’t like what’s being said. FCC Chair @BrendanCarrFCC must resign.”
Frank Pallone has served in Congress since 1988 after replacing James J. Howard and previously held office in the New Jersey Senate from 1984 to 1988. Born in Long Branch in 1951 and currently residing there at age 71, he is an alumnus of Middlebury College (BA) and Rutgers University-Camden (JD).
