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Congressman Albio Sires

Representing the 8th District of New Jersey

Press Releases

Sires, Menendez, Booker Announce Over $6M in Federal Funding to Support Family Planning, Health Care Services Across NJ

Aug 28, 2018 Press Release
(Washington, D.C.) –U.S. Congressman Albio Sires, along with U.S. Senators Menendez and Booker, today announced that the New Jersey Family Planning League has been awarded $6,481,000 in federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support New Jersey’s Title X family planning programs and reproductive health services across the state.
Issues:
Health Care, Women

Congressman Sires’ Statement on the Passing of U.S. Senator John McCain

Aug 25, 2018 Press Release

(Washington D.C.) - Congressman Sires released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Senator John McCain: 

Congressman Sires’ Statement on Cohen’s Plea Deals and Manafort’s Guilty Verdicts

Aug 22, 2018 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Sires released the following statement after Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight charges and Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts:

Congressman Sires’ Statement on El Salvador Breaking Diplomatic Ties with Taiwan

Aug 21, 2018 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) - Today, Congressman Sires responded to El Salvador's decision to cut ties with Taiwan in favor of diplomatic ties with Beijing:

Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Congressman Sires Joins Bipartisan Group in Congress Urging Trump Administration to Use Global Magnitsky Sanctions in Central America

Aug 2, 2018 Press Release
(Washington, D.C.) –Today, Congressman Sires, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, joined a bipartisan group of members of Congress in urging the Trump Administration to use its authority under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to sanction six individuals from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico for their involvement in corruption and organized crime.
Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Sires, Cook, Ros-Lehtinen, and Engel Introduce H.Res.1006 Urging More Action to Resolve Venezuela Crisis

Jul 20, 2018 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Ranking Member Albio Sires (NJ-08) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Chairman Paul Cook (CA-08) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Chairman Emeritus Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (NY-17) of the Hous

Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Congressman Sires’ Statement Condemning Trump’s Meeting with Putin

Jul 16, 2018 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) –Today, Congressman Sires released the following statement condemning President Trump’s closed-door meeting and press conference with Vladimir Putin that took place in Finland this morning: 

Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Congressman Sires’ Statement on the Indictment of 12 Russian Intelligence Agents

Jul 13, 2018 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Sires released the following statement regarding Justice Department’s indictment of 12 Russian intelligence agents as part of the ongoing investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 Presidential election:

Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Congressman Sires' Statement on President Trump's Behavior at the NATO Summit

Jul 12, 2018 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) –Congressman Sires released the following statement supporting the NATO alliance: 

Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Congressman Sires’ Statement on President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

Jul 11, 2018 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) –Congressman Sires released the following statement regarding President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court: 

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