Pallone: End the shutdown so my wife can go back to work
Congressman Frank Pallone held a press conference at the EPA’s Edison Lab on Monday, ostensibly to highlight how the “Republican” government shutdown is negatively impacted the middle class and is putting the environment at risk.
“It is now day 14 of the reckless Republican government shutdown that was orchestrated by extreme factions of the GOP to drive their agenda and drive us all into a national crisis. Shutting down the government hurts our economy and threatens middle-class jobs as shown right here at the Edison EPA Lab, where 100 furloughed workers have been forced to stop their work on New Jersey’s Superfund sites, among other critical environmental programs”
“I’m outraged that the GOP shutdown is putting the health and safety of New Jerseyans at risk. This is no way to run the government”
Pallone neglected to mention that his wife is the Deputy Associate Administrator of the EPA.
If Steve Lonegan manages to pull off an upset today and defeat Cory Booker in the Special U.S. Senate election to replace the late Frank Lautenberg, Pallone is a very likely candidate to challenge Lonegan for a full senate term next year.
For those moderate Republicans planning to write in someone besides Lonegan or to sit out the election, vote for Lonegan if only to open up the NJ CD 6 Congressional seat next year.
A vote for Lonegan sends Booker to Hollywood, after he finishes his term as Newark’s mayor, and makes Pallone a lobbyist.
Posted: October 16th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: EPA, Senate Special Election | Tags: Cory Booker, EPA, Frank Pallone, Sarah Hospodor Pallone, Steve Lonegan | 2 Comments »