Representative Albio Sires News

New Jersey is home to eight House members of the Democrat party. Days ago they witnessed their blue state turn red for the first time in over a decade, to say that they are worried would be an understatement.

SECRETARY CLINTON RECEIVES IMPORTANT CYPRUS COMMUNICATION SIGNED BY OVER 30% OF U.S. CONGRESS WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2009 -- Today the U.S. Congress sent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a letter signed by 132 Members of Congress expressing support for the Administration's efforts to avoid mistakes of failed efforts of the past in helping ...

TWO GRANT programs Rep. Bill Pascrell helped create for fire departments around the country would be extended another five years under a bill introduced last week.

Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez , Rep. Albio Sires , Mayor Mark Smith and Fire Chief Greg Rogers today announced the Bayonne Fire Department will receive $3.56 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's Fire Station Construction Grant program to build a new firehouse.A Currently, one Bayonne fire station is operating ...

Officials of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said yesterday the minimal 10-year timetable is not set in stone as U.S. Rep.

The unexpected announcement late this evening by John Wisniewski that he would drop his fledgling campaign for Assembly Speaker and support Sheila Oliver is a clear sign that key North Jersey Democrats will back Stephen Sweeney for Senate President, Oliver for Speaker, and possible Democratic State Chairman Joseph Cryan for Assembly Majority ...

Frank "Pat" Dodd , above, wanted to serve as second two-year term as Senate President, but dropped out when Majority Leader Matthew Feldman had the votes.

Maybe it won't take 10 years to raise the height of the Bayonne Bridge after all.

With the aging Bayonne Bridge too low to allow the latest super-sized container ships to pass beneath it, U.S. Rep.

Reps. Michael E. McMahon and Albio Sires, members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will hold a press conference on Richmond Terrace and Faber Street on Staten Island, NY on Monday Sept.

Children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants told their stories Tuesday at 11 locations around New Jersey, telling how their families have been broken up when one or both parents were detained or deported.

NJ Transit approved a study this morning that will explore the feasibility of extending the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail west of Route 440 in Jersey City.

When he leaves office in January, Joseph Roberts will become one of eleven living for Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly.A Living Speakers: William Hyland , 1958 Elmer Matthews , 1963 Barry Parker , 1971 Thomas Kean , 1972-73 William Hamilton , 1977 Chuck Hardwick , 1986-89 Joseph Doria , 1990-91 Chuck Haytaian , 1992-95 Jack Collins , ...

Jon Corzine throws his support to Watson Coleman. "The Democrats cannot continue to expect to get loyalty fromA African Americans," said Soaries , a Republican turned Democrat who served as secretary of state under former Gov.

Congressman Albio Sires presents a check for $4,645,856.00 to the North Hudson Community Action Corporation's President/CEO Christopher F. Irizarry today in West New York.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, seen here at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, is recalled by Sen.

Belleville-Andrew Bloschak, Republican Assembly candidate in the 28th District and a General Motors employee for twenty-five years, called on the United States Senate to pass an extension of the Car Allowance Rebate System, as well as for the State of New Jersey to charge no sales tax on deals involving "clunker" trade-ins. "As a longtime UAW ...

Chris Christie will make a campaign stop in Union City tonight. Hudson County politicians are all too familiar with the gubernatorial candidate who prosecuted a number of corruption cases in Hudson County.

Our nation took a big first step toward the urgent task of combating climate change when the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

" New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chair Joseph Cryan and Vice Chair Dana Redd today announced unanimous Democratic support of Governor Jon S. Corzine's selection of Loretta Weinberg as the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.