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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Sires released the following statement regarding the ongoing protests in Nicaragua:
(Washington D.C.) – Two teams of undergraduate students from Stevens Institute of Technology, under the direction of Dr. Eric Williams, will advance to the final stage of the 2018 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition to be held this June in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the City of Newark, New Jersey, as a recipient of the Brownfields Environmental Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup grants. These grants, totaling $400,000, will go towards assessing, cleaning up, and redeveloping contaminated and underutilized properties in Newark.
Last week in Washington, I marked up several bills in the Foreign Affairs Committee, attended a Foreign Affairs hearing on the Middle East, and discussed updates on the Balkans at a Europe and Eurasia Subcommittee hearing. I also met with numerous groups this week and cosponsored legislation to restore the National Park System and urge the firing of Scott Pruitt.
(Washington, D.C.) – Reps. Albio Sires (D-NJ), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Nita Lowey (D-NY) introduced H. Res. 835 yesterday, a resolution supporting robust bilateral relations with the State of Israel globally and fairness in its treatment in multilateral fora upon seventy years of statehood.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Sires released the following statement regarding the sham transition of power in Cuba from Raul Castro to Miguel Diaz-Canel:
While in Washington last week, the Republicans introduced a hypocritical amendment to balance the budget which would have devastated the American economy. I also attended a Foreign Affairs Hearing on funding for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a Transportation and Infrastructure markup, and held a number of meetings.
Last week in Washington, the House passed an Omnibus bill for fiscal year (FY) 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned “doors off” helicopter flights, and I held a number of meetings.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Sires issued the following statement regarding the FAA’s decision to put a stop to “doors-off” helicopter flights: