Fegler: Pallone's pandering isn’t fooling me

From toxic slag to an emboldened Iran, Pallone's professional laziness has become dangerous.

Growing up in Matawan, I fondly remember spending time on the Raritan Bay. It’s extremely disheartening to see that it has gone from a family-friendly beachfront to a toxic waste zone. The toxic slag, a waste product of metal smelting, that has washed up from a superfund site now threatens the health of our families. On July 26th, Rep. Pallone and NJ Environmental Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, flanked by other political do-nothings, held a press conference and promised to hold those accountable.

During the press conference Pallone and officials warned not all levels are considered to be at risk of public health. Nine days later, NJ.com reported that the entire beach itself could be contaminated while lauding Pallone’s efforts to clean it up. (Ironic that an important public health warning is hidden behind a paywall, right?).

What the mainstream media seems to ignore is Pallone’s pattern of pandering. Let’s take this slag issue as an example.

In 2009, the Raritan Bay Slag site was placed on the EPA’s Superfund National Priorities List. Come 2016, Pallone procured $7 million dollars from the EPA to begin cleanup. The slag that has piled up over those 17 years is unimaginable. In April of 2024, Pallone reintroduced the Superfund Polluter Pays Act, which would make superfund sites pay for the cleanup of the pollution.

That’s great and that legislation is something I would happily sign on to or introduce myself— but I wouldn’t wait until an election year to do it.

Did you catch that?

Pallone is the farthest thing from a proactive leader, and his money scheme is a ruse everyone falls for. Look at the above paragraph— all of those efforts were in election years. (The effort to get the superfund on the national registry began in 2008). This is typical of Pallone: he waits until election years when the spotlight is on him to whip up support with money and influence. He butters up police groups, higher ed, labor unions, and virtually any other group with federal money (which decreases year by year) from the summer until Election Day.

After Election Day? He does nothing and lets the extremist, pro-terrorism radicals in the Democrat party run wild, gaslighting millions of hard-working Americans, calling them “racist” and “unamerican.” Consider the atrocities of Hamas against our ally Israel.

A half-asleep Pallone wore a yellow ribbon during Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address in support of the hostages held by Hamas. Pallone has made no concerted effort to provide assistance to the hostages outside of empty platitudes on social media. He also failed to hold those in his own party accountable, like pro-Hamas Rep. Rashida Tlaib, for her disgusting actions during Netanyahu’s address.

All the while, Iran sits ready to strike at the United States and it’s ally.

Pallone (bottom left) dons a yellow ribbon in support of the Israeli and American hostages held by Hamas as his colleague Rashida Tlaib holds up a sign mocking Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during an address before Congress. Pallone has made no effort thus far to aid the hostages. (July 2024).

In real-world America, we don’t have the luxury of professional laziness that Pallone has mastered. As a businessman, if the team I lead isn’t working at optimal levels or is slacking off, I don’t wait until HR catches me and then commit to changing things. I get fired, and a new leader replaces me.

We act like this isn’t a possibility in Washington D.C., but with enough effort, it can be a reality. We need leaders that stand up for New Jersey families every day, not just in the run up to elections. When toxic slag washes on our shores, we need to commit to accountability every day, not wait fifteen years and let public health risks fester because of political gridlock perpetuated by Pallone and other career politicians.

We need leaders who will go to Washington ready to serve and bring innovative solutions to today’s problems. People who let problems fester no longer become bystanders - they become the problem themselves. When it comes to issues like toxic slag affecting our families’ beaches, rising antisemitism, or Iran lusting for war, Pallone’s professional pandering could get us killed.

If Frank Pallone is truly concerned about accountability, maybe he should remove himself from the dais of political opportunism and instead look himself in the mirror— or we, the people, could take our power back.

We can elect someone who is a lifelong native of District 6 who will never tire of putting our families first, no matter the day or year, political opportunism be damned.

I’m ready to serve on Day One, and I would be honored to have your vote on Election Day.

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Scott Fegler is the republican candidate running in New Jerseys 6th Congressional District. Fed up with the professional political class, Fegler has a commitment to proactive leadership and will support policies that put Americans first. A lifelong native of District 6 and business executive, Fegler lives in Highlands with his wife.

His campaign can be found at Fegler2024.com and on both X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.

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