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Albio Sires is a Democratic politician from New Jersey who served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 2006 to 2023. Prior to his tenure in Congress, Sires was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and served as the Mayor of West New York. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as immigration reform, education, and infrastructure development. Sires has been an advocate for the needs of his constituents, particularly in urban areas, and has worked on various initiatives to improve local communities.
In less than 1 month, the interest rate for student loans is scheduled to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. This increased rate, combined with the skyrocketing costs for college, will make it extremely difficult for Americans to afford to go…
If passed into law, this bill will serve as an appropriate legacy for a man that dedicated his congressional career to improving the lives of the most vulnerable across this globe.
I am particularly proud and pleased to see that the Donald Payne International Food Assistance Improvement Act is on the agenda.
It's amazing to me this information that you have that she was thrown out of this country for spying, Josefina Vidal.
They are brutal. They don't exercise any control--observe any human rights whatsoever.
This relationship with Iran fascinates me because you couldn't have two more different countries, but yet there's one common ground and that is destroy America.
I think that we put a lot of money in one country. I don't think we put enough on some of the other countries.
On March 17, the world lost a great spiritual leader, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. I rise today to join the millions of Coptic Christians in mourning his death. This past Sunday, St. Mary Coptic Church in East Brunswick, New Jersey…
He is one of those individuals that you meet and you become a better person for meeting and dealing with him.
I am going to miss him, this House is going to miss him, and I thank their family for all that they do.
Thank you, Madam Chair, for allowing us a few minutes to talk about Don Payne, my friend.
It is crucial that my colleagues and I in Congress do whatever we can to draw attention to the brutal realities in Cuba.
I have to say that there are more than 11 million people who are prisoners in Cuba, because Cuba itself is a prison.
What Dr. Biscet told the world... is that the opposition movement inside Cuba... are looking for... free and fair expression and self-determination by the Cuban people.
I would like to congratulate the West New York, New Jersey, School District for their efforts to promote nutrition and physical education at school as part of the Healthy Schools Program. Last week, President Clinton visited PS #2 in West…
Yesterday the majority unwisely gambled with the economic security of the middle class. They voted on legislation that was designed to fail, fully knowing that it will be dead on arrival in the Senate and vetoed by the President. By tieing…
The majority has held 891 votes in this Chamber, and we still see no plan for job creation. To make matters worse, my colleagues across the aisle have now focused their efforts on opposing a tax break for the middle class. They are…
With our economy struggling and unemployment remaining unacceptably high, now is not the time to take more money out of the pockets of hardworking Americans. The majority is opposing an extension of the payroll tax holiday, enacted earlier…
Obviously we stand for honesty and we stand for freedom of expression and those are the worst enemies that communism has.
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