Washington Review May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Washington Review
This has been a difficult week in Washington. On Thursday, House Republicans voted, for the 37th time, to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Excellence in Public Service Award
On May 22, 2013 Congressman Sires received the Excellence in Public Service Award from the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. He was introduced by Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and was honored for his work on behalf of the Greek American community.
Bayonne Bridge
On May 20, 2013 Congressman Sires and Senator Bob Menendez joined local officials and labor leaders to announce progress on the project to raise the Bayonne Bridge to meet the demands of the 21st Century economy. In this picture from left to right are: Bayonne First Ward Councilwoman Agnes's Gillespie, Susan Winfrey VP Workforce Development NY Shipping, Bayonne Councilman-at-Large Terry Ruane, NY/NJ Port Authority Bill Baroni, Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith, Senator Bob Menendez and members of ILA Local 1235.
Roundtable
Members of the Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation held their second meeting today in a roundtable with the Honorable John Porcari, Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation and the Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army, to discuss ways the federal government can better coordinate their efforts to improve freight transportation.
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Funding for Food Stamps
May 16, 2013
Floor Statement
(Mr./Madam) Speaker, I rise today to express my serious concern about the proposed cuts to funding for food stamps in the 2013 Farm Bill. Food stamps are critical to the health and well being of our Nation’s most vulnerable populations. In my home state of New Jersey, nearly 870,000 households rely on this benefit to feed their families. Of that number, 45 percent are children and nearly 25 percent are either elderly or disabled adults.
