Democrats ❤️ National Defense

Dear Neighbors,

Once again, House Republicans failed to work with Democrats this week to pass funding to strengthen our national defense, support Israel, and ensure Ukraine can fight Russia’s unprovoked aggression. The Senate has already passed a comprehensive bill with strong support from Republicans and Democrats. Many Republicans in the House have also endorsed this bipartisan, comprehensive national security funding.

Instead, House Republican leadership wasted time by impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas despite having no evidence he did anything wrong. Democrats stand united to defend our national security. Instead of sending the House home for two weeks and making it easier for Putin to win, Speaker Johnson must let the House take an up or down vote on this national security bill.

Republicans’ Handout to Big Oil and Gas Companies

I led the opposition on the House Floor this week against a Republican bill that is nothing more than a than a handout to Big Oil and Gas. It will enrich our adversaries, including China, and force American families to pay the price with higher energy bills.

The bill removes a requirement that the Department of Energy first determine Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) exports to be in the public interest before approving export applications. The Republican bill assumes that all LNG exports are automatically in the public interest. This is utterly absurd considering there is widespread consensus among researchers and economists that increasing LNG exports directly leads to higher natural gas prices here at home.

Ensuring that LNG exports are in the American people’s best interest is something we should all want. Instead, House Republicans brought forth a bill that does the opposite because Republicans are fresh out of ideas and resorting to bringing up old, tired bills that stand no chance of ever becoming law. Time and again, they have proven to be completely dysfunctional and unable to achieve anything to improve the lives of the American people.

Congressional Art Competition

The annual 6th Congressional District High School Art Competition is officially underway! Students should participate through their high schools and submit their artwork by March 22. The competition is open to all high school students in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District. If you have any questions about the competition, please contact my district offices.

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Sincerely,

Congressman Pallone