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(Washington, D.C.)- Early this morning, Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) voted to pass H.R. 6201 the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which passed by a vote of 363 to 40 and now awaits action by the Senate.
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Albio Sires (N.J.-08), along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, and Cory Booker, today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award $1,122,899 to Newark Community Health Centers, Inc.
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Chairman Albio Sires (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Francis Rooney (R-FL) of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade released the following statement after their bipartisan resolution, H.Res.754, supporting human rights and democracy in Nicaragua, passed the House of Representatives by voice vote:
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Reps. Albio Sires (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Francis Rooney (R-FL) released the following statement regarding recent events in Guyana:
Following the news of the first presumptive positive case of Coronavirus in New Jersey, it is important to be vigilant about your personal health.
Después de la noticia del primer caso presuntamente positivo de Coronavirus en New Jersey, es importante estar atento a su salud personal.
Stay up to date with CDC recommendations on COVID-19 prevention as well as information on symptoms and testing: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
(Washington, DC) – Today, Reps. Albio Sires (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) released the following statement regarding the March 2nd elections in Guyana:
On this day in 1792, President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act into law, establishing the foundation of the modern Postal Service. In 1775, the Continental Congress agreed to make Benjamin Franklin the first ever Postmaster General of the United States.