Frank Pallone Jr. tweeted the following:
"During #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember Thomas Mundy Peterson, who was born in Metuchen and later became the first African American to vote in an election in the U.S.On March 31, 1870, one day after the certification of the 15th Amendment, he cast his ballot in Perth Amboy."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Frank Pallone Jr.:
"It's outrageous that Republicans are willing to let millions of Americans go hungry by cutting funding for SNAP. Too many families are still struggling to put food on the table.I'll continue to fight for them and the key hunger programs that they rely on.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023"Read on Twitter
"The Trump Admins rollback of the hugely successful Mercury & Air Toxics Standards was reprehensible. I commend the Biden @EPA for reversing it. Protecting Americans from carcinogens like mercury is exactly why EPA was established in the first place. democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/newsroom/press"Read on Twitter
"Most Americans support Democrats' efforts to protect voting rights & strengthen our democracy. It's good to see that elected officials are also pushing back against false claims of voter fraud & focusing on expanding ballot access, not election denialism.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/"Read on Twitter
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