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Sep 16, 2009 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sires demanded further action be taken by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve safety and limit the noise nuisance of aircraft over the Hudson River...

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Sep 16, 2009 Press Release
Washington, DC  – Today, Congressman Sires announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide funding for approximately $35 million in grants through the FY 2009 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grant Program...

Sep 14, 2009 Press Release
Washington, DC  – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution, introduced by Congressman Albio Sires, to recognize the persistently high rates of drowning fatalities among children and the importance of swimming education...

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Sep 9, 2009 Floor Statement

Mr. Speaker,

 

I rise today in support of the resolution expressing the sense of the House regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.  As the district I represent sits across from downtown Manhattan, my constituents and I are faced with a constant visual reminder of that day’s tragic events.

 

Sep 3, 2009 Press Release
Jersey City, NJ – Today, Congressman Sires announced that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded Hudson County a Fiscal Year 2009 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) of $621,462...

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Sep 3, 2009 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sires demanded further action by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure a safer airspace over the Hudson River...

For Immediate Release                                                 Contact: Erica Daughtrey

September 3, 2009                                                        201-222-2828

Sep 1, 2009 Press Release

Washington, D.C.- With New Jersey’s unemployment rate hovering at 9.3 percent, Congressman Sires called for swift passage of legislation to extend unemployment benefits for more than 25,000 unemployed residents in Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, and Union counties...

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Aug 26, 2009 Press Release
"I am saddened to hear about the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. The American people have lost a great leader and the Kennedy family has lost a beloved patriarch...

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