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(Washington, DC) – Today, Reps. Albio Sires (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Francis Rooney (R-FL) the chairs and ranking members of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement condemning the upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices finalized guidelines for states on Tuesday, saying that health care workers and long-term care facility residents and staff should be among the first in the country to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
This week, I signed onto legislation to allow tax credits to rollover for childcare costs and signed onto a bill to keep students safe in schools.
Last week, I joined the Congressional Labor Caucus, and cosponsored legislation to raise the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) monthly benefits, help ensure children do not go hungry during the pandemic, raise the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2021, help students refinance their student loans, and ensure humane treatment of animals in any research and testi
Last week, I signed onto legislation to help save public education jobs, protect polar bears and their natural habitat, and develop and protect outdoor parks. I also cosponsored legislation to expand access to high quality apprenticeship programs across the country.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Sires released the following statement supporting Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House for the 117th Congress:
This week, I joined the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey to discuss affordable housing in the 8th District.
(Washington, DC) – Hoy, el congresista Albio Sires (D-NJ), president del Subcomité de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representates sobre el Hemisferio Occidental, Seguridad Civil y Comercio, presentó la contraparte en la Cámara del proyecto de ley del Senador Bob Menendez (D-NJ) y el Senador Marco Rubio (R-FL) titulado la Ley para la Promoción de Competitividad, Transparencia y Seg
(Washington, DC) – Today, Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, introduced the House companion to Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) Advancing Competitiveness, Transparency, and Security in the Americas Act (ACTSA).